Pupa Restaurant in Manchester

Saw the reviews and thought worth a try. Wasn’t disappointed. Food and service excellent on the night we were there. Definitely worth the visit.

Me & my family were so happy to finally taste a medium-rare steak in Manchester! Perfectly grill outside, while the meat is reddish without blood pouring out…fabulous 😍 Price is reasonable, staff are helpful & nice. Wonderful experience 👍

Went with some friends as we hadn’t seen each other for a while. I have to say Pupa is a great place to go; Friendly staff, very attentive and the food is amazing. When we left I had left my house keys without realising. One of the waiters (young lad with curly-ish hair) ran all the way over to us and handed me back the keys, would’ve been a disaster had I not got them back😂 Would definitely visit again

I had phoned to book a table for 8pm. On arriving at the restaurant, although 20 mins early, I was told that there was no booking. I had to wait and there was no point in waiting. I asked if I could speak to someone else and was told that there was no point in doing it. Eventually, someone else came and said that they would get me a place to sit at 8pm. The food was average and definitely overpriced. It took 15 mins to be served water. At the toilets the door couldn’t be closed and the place was dirty. Not a good place to eat out on an evening. Not worth coming back.

The staff were friendly and the food was quick and very tasty. Would recommend to people visiting Manchester wanting some good Mediterranean food with the view of an entertaining/ chaotic pub opposite! They seemed to run functions downstairs but this didn’t delay our service or affect our experience.

Such a cozy place! Great service from a friendly and warm lady. Food is delicious. We tried the lamb and grilled platter. Make sure to order the pita and mediterranean dips as a starter or part of your meal - delish!

Managed to get a last minute booking on their website with my family (2 adults, 3 children). Food was amazing, the steak and lamb skewers were incredible. The meat just fell apart…. Tom our waiter was great and provided friendly and fast service making sure everything was as we wanted (Our smallest child is a bit of a fussy eater). The atmosphere was lovely but not too noisy, enough to provide a good vibe. Would thoroughly recommend as a great place to eat!

We walked in as we were looking for somewhere new to eat - we live in Manchester and we've eaten everywhere!! PUPA exceeds expectation - from the humble outside exterior the cute dining environment. We ordered grilled prawns to share and then we both had a steak, ribeye (rare), sirloin (MR) - the steak was melt in your mouth delicious!! It stands head and shoulders above places like Miller & Carter in steak quality and service! Ioana was an absolute STAR and I'd request her specifically when I visit next- which will be soon. If you want 5* service with beautiful food in a wonderful environment in the heart of Northern Quarter, PUPA is it 🖤

Called in walking past and wasn't disappointed. Food was unreal 😘 You've got to have the sautéed mushrooms! Ioana who served us was so friendly. We will definitely be back 😍

It was our first visit yesterday evening for the 5 of us, we all went in open minded, not knowing what to expect. We walked out a couple of hrs later after a FANTASTIC visit! All the staff were excellent from as soon as we walked through the door, especially our waitress Joana, was so helpful and such a buddle of joy all evening. As for the food, not one of us could find fault with any dish that we had. My stand out was the extremely flavoursome chicken wings, if only they did a half chicken cooked that way, maybe next time it will be added to the menu

We dined yesterday evening and requested the Pupa burger without blue cheese sauce and tomato, the sever said she would ask the kitchen, she came and explained that the kitchen staff would get confused as it was busy so asked if she could choose something that was easier for the staff to do , we ended up with steak which was nice but it begs the question of, why is so complicated to remove the blue cheese sauce and tomato from a burger…. We were also never asked if we had allergies.. the disabled toilet access is also a squeeze at best to get to as there is a table within two feet of the access door for it

Very tasty chicken with mushrooms, very nice atmosphere, incredible staff. Will definitely try steak next time! Thank you !

If there was a minus they would get that! Horrendous experience from start to finally walking out without any food and hour and a half later. Out starters all came at different times and we had to keep chasing where they were. The drinks order sat on the bar for 10 mins. Then the mains, 2 came out with everything they ordered. Great. Then another 2 came out with no sides. The sides arrived after they had finished the meal. My dinner never arrived! For 25 minutes it was on its way!! I decided enough was enough and we asked to pay for what we'd had and left. The manager was very inexperienced and couldn't handle the complaint. I was told that they were training 2 new staff. They were the only staff on duty. How can they be training with no mentor. Then I was told they were short staffed. Well stop taking bookings or advise there would be a wait. Other tables that came in after us were served before our table had all their food, so not sure how they decided on who should eat and who shouldn't. This was supposed to be a celebration for my son on his GCSE results. It turned in to the worst dining experience ever. We weren't the only ones whose celebrations were ruined as the table next to us had the same if not worse issues!!

The young boy Spanish was so handsome and polite with the people !!! Good job

Went last night to pupa for my birthday.. last minute walk in.. they were very accommodating! Service was amazing.. food was excellent! Highly highly recommend!!

Went with a large group, sat in the outdoor area for a drink which was pleasant, and in the basement for food. It was a really nice space with a good atmosphere, didn't feel rushed. Was really impressed with the food, the mixed meat kebabs were delicious, I don't know how the lamb was so tender. And the salted caramel mousse was amazing. Would definitely recommend

We booked Pupa based on great reviews and were not disappointed. The restaurant is lovely inside and we were quickly shown to our seats. The meat platter was amazing and was ample for 2 to share with 2 sides. The cocktails are also great. Excellent staff and service, will definitely be back

Exceptional food and very reasonable price.

The service was amazing and the food excellent. The music was a bit too loud though and the place needs better ventilation but I definitely recommend it.

The most wonderful experience. Food, service, ambience 10/10. Thank you!

Always good, I love the menu now, have many good options and nice cocktails.

Fresh, exciting and a good experience. We hosted important visitors from Japan and Nee Zealand and found PUPA to be perfect. Good menu selection, excellent food quality and the Albanian wines are very very good. Can highly recommend.

Best quality steak we've had in ages!! Amazing rib-eye and sirloin, and the peppercorn sauce was a perfect match for both. Lovely staff and really nice atmosphere. What a hidden gem!

We had steaks and they were delicious! It was a busy evening and still the food was cooked perfectly and service was great!

We ordered a hamburger, a sirloin, and a chicken with cream, too bad there is no accompaniment provided like the rest of the menu for the chicken but we enjoyed it :). I recommend.

Had an amazing meal last night, staff, restaurant and food all amazing at reasonable prices. Will definitely be returning

Lunch visit with friends & really impressed with the quality of the tapas dishes. Delicious and absolutely exceeded expectations. What a hidden gem. I'd definitely recommend. I'm also really good a reading reviews but not very good at giving them. So making an effort here as a small business they deserve it x

Great food & Ioana looked after us very well. Lovely restaurant.

A Perfect Double Date Experience! My partner and I recently had the pleasure of dining here with our dear friends, and I can confidently say it was one of the best dining experiences we've had! As first-time visitors, we were blown away by the overall quality of the food, service, and atmosphere. The owner took the time to check in with us, and his friendly demeanor made us feel right at home.Each dish we ordered was nothing short of amazing. The flavors were vibrant, and every bite was a delight. It was evident that the chefs take great pride in their craft, and the attention to detail truly made a difference. We all left the table raving about our meals and already planning what to try on our next visit! The service was impeccable.Our server was knowledgeable about the menu, offering great recommendations that suited our tastes perfectly. Overall, we were more than happy to pay for such delicious food and exceptional service. Pupa restaurant has certainly earned a place in our hearts, and we can’t wait to return for a second round .If you’re looking for a fantastic spot for a date night or a fun outing with friends, I highly recommend checking this place out! You won’t be disappointed!

What a gem of a place !!! Divine food, laid back atmosphere. We had steak (best ever my husband said) and lamb cutlets - heavenly.

Great food and drink and service. Fabulous restaurant. Would absolutely recommend this place. Had a wonderful night here

I booked here on a busy Saturday night. Everything was first class from start to finish. From the outside this looks a small restaurant but there is a wonderful downstairs seating area. The drapes hanging from the ceiling gave my partner and I holiday vibes. Service is warm, friendly, attentive and efficient. Nothing is too much trouble and there is a genuine care for their customers. Across the evening we were served by a number of different members of staff and they were all really lovely, As for the food... This is some of the best cuisine I have ever tasted. The meat platter for 2 is such good value for city centre dining! A plethora of delicious cuts, all of it mouthwatering and packed full of flavour. The Greek salad side was exceptional and the perfect accompaniment. We washed all this down with a fabulous Malbec and at £28 a bottle it’s competitively priced for this area. I highly recommend booking if dining at the weekend - we cannot wait to come back.

We had a wonderful evening celebrating our anniversary. I’m definitely a foodie and we love family run businesses.Pupa will not disappoint. Friendly vibe and exceptional value , the tomahawk was beautifully cooked by chef, exactly as we asked. Definitely recommend and we will return. Thank you.

Stunning food and friendly, relaxed service, a thoroughly enjoyable evening and we will be back when we're in Manchester again!

A truly great experience. Service was spot on and the food excellent. I'd definitely recommend visiting here.

Lovely food. Staff very attentive.

Absolutely flavoursome food. Delighted with the personal services too. Very intimate environment. Highly recommended

A very welcoming establishment, the food was excellent. My lamb cutlets was cooked to perfection. 👌 We shall be back!

Midweek evening visit, they rearranged the tables to fit us in so I think it’s probably best to book. Two of us had chicken skewers, they were lovely, I was jealous of my pal having the garlic prawns as they looked lovely too. I was too full for desert but like the look of the crème brûlée.

Definitely would recommend the meat platter (2 & 4) Between the four of us we were comfortably full. The food is absolutely delicious couldn't recommend more.

Food was really well cooked and the service was excellent .

Lovely food, great garden, I recommend chichen with mushroom sauce and bacon, lava cake and ice cream sundae. Eri (Ari?), the waiter from Albania was really nice to us and we will definitely come back tomorrow for more delicious food!

I am Italian and my partner is Croatian so we were looking for quality grill dinner that reminded us of home. Pupa exceeded our expectations. Everything was good and authentic, not to mention the fair price. The staff is super friendly as well. They also have a nice outside garden where you can eat or just have a drink. Perfect stop for this summer!

Had lovely meal, for my birthday, staff were friendly, and welcoming! Relaxed Atmosphere! Highly recommended!

I’ve been to Paris and enjoyed great meals, I’ve been to London and enjoyed good ones but this feels like it is up there with the very best! The garlic pita was beautiful, so was the steak - and I’m so excited to recommend this I am writing this review before my cheesecake even arrives. Words cannot express my thankfulness - 10/10

Food was gorgeous, and the house Malbec was delicious! Service is really good too, all the staff were friendly and welcoming. 10/10 will be returning. They are also dog friendly until 17:00 which is really handy to know

Nice little place, we had the platter for 4. The meats were so succulent, cooked to perfection and the chicken was spiced perfectly. Highly recommend anyone to visit. Nice quiet ambient atmosphere. A little gem of a place.

Quality grilled meat in the NQ, with nice semi-hidden terrace which is great if the weather is nice

Food tasted amazing 👏 had the lamb supreme with the Mediterranean rice the food was so fragrant and delicious. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the service was excellent as well.

Nice dinner on a quiet weekday night.

Lovely talking to the owner. Food lovely and really nice atmosphere. Wine quite strong but reasonably priced. Quiet for us but would love to come back when it’s busy. Chatting with the owner was really lovely xx

Excellent food and service will definitely be coming again and recommending people to go there

First Albanian restaurant we've been to. Outstanding! Quality food quantity drinks and service x

What a great little place very romantic no matter what time you come great food great service great hip independent atmosphere would highly recommend

Even been twice for dinner and I really enjoyed it nice food specially the steak is just amazing, staff are friendly and kind so 100% recommend 😉

One of the best restaurant in Manchester for me. Steaks were Amazing. Staff very friendly. Thumbs up

The steak was mouthwateringly good, and the Mediterranean dips added a tasty twist. The menu had a great variety, and the staff were super nice. Overall, a fantastic dining experience!

Service was friendly, coffee was great and food was delicious.

Top service, the food was absolutely amazing and the restaurant itself has a beautiful story. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing ambiance, great staff and delicious food. Faliminderit 🇦🇱

We have visited PUPA on two occasions and been impressed both times. Hallumi starter is up there with the best I've had, very light and fresh. Croquettes we're nice but preferred the wings on our first visit. The platter for two is very tasty. They obviously take lots of pride in cooking meat as it's the star off the show, its perfectly grilled and seasoned. It's obviously what they do/know best and would order this every time I come. You get to pick two sides, sweet potato fries went really well, would pick something different to the potatoes next time. Service was great and all in all very nice meal, if you can try and book upstairs as if the restaurant is busy they have downstairs seating which can make you feel slightly out the way if it's not busy, however both times they were great in accomodating this and moved us upstairs as requested once tables freed up. Two starters, sharing platter, bottle off red with tip all in £90.

5 stars all the way never been there before everything was lovely. Excellent prices too we will be back.

Absolutely delicious, husband said his steak was the best he'd had in a long time. Cocktails great too

Had a great stake that was cooked to perfection

Best restaurant in Manchester, highly recommended 🔥 🔥

Superb restaurant. Amazing food, attentive service and a great vibe. We had the rib-eye steaks and they were 10/10. Will definitely be back.

The food is amazing, I got the Chicken in cream sauce and a Greek salad. Both were delicious! I will come back when I’m in town

Unfortunately, on the night we visited, they were very short on items on the menu. However, the food we did have was absolutely fab, beautiful steaks.

We booked a table for our 20th wedding anniversary and was so glad we booked this restaurant, we were seated by the window definitely the best seat, the staff were super friendly and polite, the starters were amazing I ordered the tomahawk steak and I would highly recommend this it was cooked to perfection my wife had lamb and again was cooked to perfection. Cannot thank the staff and chefs enough we didn’t want to leave but unfortunately had a show to go to. Thank you all again Lee Dale.

Great wee find. Highly recommended the ribeye and lava pudding. Really reasonable too.

One of the best restaurants in Manchester!!! If you want to eat good meat, don't hesitate. Everything is fresh, cooked to perfection. I recommend

Great charcoal grilled meat, so tasty. Great cocktails too.

Hidden gem. Service was great and mixed meat platter good value!

Some of the best food I’ve eaten in Manchester. Ioaha our waitress was great and very helpful and the tomahawk steak was potentially the best piece of steak I’ve ever eaten. Served along side the meat feast for 4, 5 of us absolutely demolished every mouthful. Thank you

Great tomahawk steak and looked after us really well! Had never heard of this place but keen to go again.

Superb eatery , top class service 1st class food and good wine ,very good ambience , relaxing and unhurried Highly recommend

Enjoyed the food here at PUPA Restaurant. Love the Mediterranean Meat Feast. The flavour and seasoning are spot on, as long as the sides we got, roasted potato, sweet potato fries. Surely they've done a brilliant job, I'm convinced it's a great decision to try this restaurant that night.

Was amazing!!! Will come back and tell my friends to come there ! Me and my boyfriend found this place by hasard and it was great !!! We took the meat player to share with 2 sides was so good. The starters too was very nice and tasty ! Will come back for sure !

I had a great time , the food was excellent and I had an attentive service . Don't know when ill return to Manchester but I would definitely recommend PUPA.

Best cheeseburger ever! Thank you Pupa!

Very poor, sat waiting for our food for 45 mins to be told the forgot our order. Very poor. Will not cone back again

Ioaha really looked after us - a credit to Pupa

Lovely food, friendly service, I would definitely visit Pupa again if i was in the area.

I discovered this restaurant by chance on a Manchester site and I was not disappointed. The atmosphere is nice, intimate, the cocktails are good and the dishes are excellent. Very nice address!

We went here as a last minute stop off and are we glad we did. The food was beautiful the meat was so tasty. We cannot wait to go back. We had the meat feast for two with potatoes and mushrooms and an extra portion of potatoes WoW. delicious

Absolutely fantastic restaurant, food and staff are top quality, highly recommended to book a table, one of the best independents in the area

What a beautiful find. Highly recommended. Small, cosy, fantastic food and service. Will definitely be returning. Even my fussy husband wants to return.

We have eaten here a few times now, always really nice food, great service and really good prices. A cracking family owned business.

Great starter the mushrooms & blue cheese. Followed by ribeye steak, pepper sauce. Steak was fantastic, full of flavour & melted in the mouth. Could not fault, definitely recommend, thank you chef 😁

Great food, really enjoyed it and will come back soon

Celebrated a birthday dinner here at Pupa on Sunday and we were throughly impressed with not just the food, but just how lovely and friendly the staff were. The restaurant has such a warm atmosphere and staff automatically made us feel extremely welcomed. The food was amazing, the goat cheese fritters for starters is a definite must try and the calamari was delicious. Mains were just as good- the Mediterranean platter, steak and burgers were just divine. We really enjoyed dinner here and would recommend coming to this friendly family run restaurant- you will not be disappointed! Can’t wait for Pupa to come to London!

What an incredible place. A lovely family run restaurant. I had the sirloin steak which was cooked perfectly. We will definitely be back again soon

We wandered past and decided to pop in for a meal. We were seated quickly and the service was quick too. The food was amazing, especially the grilled halloumi. Also, we received wonderful service from Giorgia. 10/10 would recommend.

As a walk in on Saturday evening (17th Feb). A warm a friendly greeting throughout. A small area upstairs full occupancy. We were taken to the basement via a short flight of stairs. A mixture of regular and high tables (again busy). We were seated at B8 a high table in the corner (perfect for us). All members of the team were smiling and it sets the good overall vibe of warmth. A good selection across the menu and deciding to skip the starters and we dived straight into to a sharing mix meat platter, a good bottle of Merlot, followed by a very tasty generous portion of homemade baked cheesecake (two spoons). The manager/owner came over and asked if our meal was good (which it was) and stayed for a “real” conversation (apologies I have forgotten his name). We would highly recommend #Pupa and will most definitely visit again. By the way - try and pay with cash it’s preferred as the business doesn’t incur card fees.

Booked for an early evening meal before a concert at the AO Arena. Staff were very welcoming & super efficient, food service was prompt & everything we had was delicious. Great burgers with a gorgeous charcoal flavour. The atmosphere was really warm & friendly. Loved our visit & look forward to returning. Thank you to all at Pupa - loving your work!!

Most delicious ribeye steak! 10/10

Excellent meal. Lovely cold Mythos, Mediterranean grilled meats, Greek salad. Lovely atmosphere and service, all superb.

Very good food and customer service

The food was great, the waiting time was not long as the restaurant wasn't busy. The sizes were just right and the service was also good. Something the restaurant could improve on could be to add some sharper knives more suitable for cutting the meat. It was a great meal, I really recommend it.

Amazing food, great service. Lava cake is to die for