Roots Restaurant Manchester in Manchester

Sadly, the Nigerian food we wanted they didnt serve. The drinks were from a big bottle and were too expensive. The meat i ate was reheated and has hurt my teeth. This place could be so much better and it will attract to way more custom!

Great food, had jollof rice with fried beef and plantain, pepper soup and Edika ikong soup with pounded yam. Great flavour food and generous portion sizes.

Visited Roots on several occasions, mainly unplanned. The approach of security can be sometimes aggressive. Also at least twice, either me or members of my group have been treated roughly and inappropriately by staff/security for sitting down, only to learn empty seats are reserved by non attendees. Apparently you have to pay a fee to reserve a seat? Potential to be a good venue if they sorted Customer Services, and accommodated adequately for visitors. It is a club/restaurant but your only allowed space if you eat?? Also extremely overpriced on bar and menu!!

We attend roots regularly, always have a good night. However tonight I am very disappointed. The bouncer managing the stairs was so rude and disrespectful and publically embarrassed us all because we had been sold the wrong colour wrist band. After paying £30 for 3 of us to go upstairs he refused to let us go upstairs forcing me to go and find a manager to speak to him. This is the worst experience we have had there and it upset us so much that we just left.

Sunday lunch. First time visitor. I wish I had taken my first instinct and walked back out. Miserable server, working man's club atmosphere, neglected chairs. Infact everything was tired. Looks like a night club thats repurposed as a food place in the day My friend and I had the same food, talpia fish soup which I enjoyed albeit extremely hot so my African friend he did not enjoy at all. The goat was aweful rock hard black either reheated or defrosted but aweful. For £60 I could have taken my friend somewhere much nicer as this was a thank you dinner. A happy server and some new menus would have made a difference, the menu was very VERY old and needed replacing. Brighten the place up a bit and some things can be forgiven. My friend who lives locally said he would never return there, I certainly will not . I was unwell for two days after I would put this to the spices.

my favorite restaurant, the dishes are simply exceptional the room service always very attentive thank you we will come back

Evie and her Mother Faith both had a craving for Nigerian food and given the lack of traditional African Cuisine we took the 50 mile drive to Hyde in Manchester for Sunday Lunch Roots has the feel of part restaurant and part night club The staff are an absolute delight , charming, chatting and very obliging My Ella and Angelo all enjoyed Jalof Rice and Beef with Planting All very good and enjoyable Evie and her Mum were less impressed with their meals of fish soup but still enjoyed it. If your want a traditional Nigerian menu this restaurant is worth a visit

6 stars I've had the best Burger ever The service was excellent the shop was very clean top standards hygiene and the menu was in decent price the quality of the food was

Not sure exactly what this place is...a lot of things but not one definite thing, came in and there was no one to usher us in. After we ushered ourselves to a seat a waiter comes in and gives us the menu which is all damp and sticky. She’s dint even ask if we wanted drinks, then she’s comes back after 10mins asking if we want drinks and then takes our order. Also the lighting in the place is so bad, could barely see anything with the extremely dim lights. When we eventually got our food, the jollof rice was a big let down. Also couldn’t call to make a reservation cause the number on the website doesn’t work. Looked more like a club than a restaurant. I don’t have anything good to say about this place. I’ll stop here

I know Nigerians businesses don't know how to listen to their customers (which is why a lot of them up closing down) but hopefully ROOTS will take this review on board. The Asun itself is very tasty but the quantity for £6.99 is very poor. I was given 6 small pieces of goat meat in my plate for £7 yesterday !! I cook goat meat myself and I can buy a full bag of goat meat for less than £5. The amount you're charging isn't reflective in how much you're charging. The puff puff we ordered wasn't sweet enough. Lastly, the Efo riro was below average. To retain your customers please increase the quantity and quality of food we get when we visit. Nigerians want to support Roots, Non-Nigerians want to support Roots, if you're going to do something, DO IT WELL please. Roots Liverpool already closed down due to lack of customers It would be sad for the same to happen to the Manchester branch.

Food absolutely ready less....no soul ...spice...teast...no presentable look...we tried 4 different dishes and all was disappointed. I'm from Poland partner from Nigeria.obvesly we both have different sort of teast..I love African kitchen..but that food was anothing what could link with African flavour...my partner was absolutely disappointed with every single dish..If for me was tasteless that I completely understand his frustration disappointment. Waiter didn't care much about when we left feedback...NEVER EVER AGAIN!!!

First visit to roots restaurant Manchester great atmosphere great waiter in Stanly was very friendly and informative about the Nigerian beer and food

Came here for father's day it was terrible, staff didn't even come over to us to take our order had to call them over after being there about half an hour, an hour later still no food, no apology staff had bad attitude would not recommend this place ended up walking out, kids were hungry so went elsewhere avoid this place 😠 dosent desere any star rating,, Terrible

I decided to go out for a bite to eat on a Thursday night on my own, I might also add it is only a 5 minute walk from my Hotel. I walked into what looked like a very open, clean and spacious area, there were only 5 tables occupied, so looked at the menu and decided to give the place a try. I ordered a meal of Rice, baked hake, some traditional Nigerian vegetables and coleslaw with a spicy sauce over it, oh and a Beer of course, a bottle of "Star" beer. Now while i was waiting (quite a while) there were large screens showing music and dancing all very pleasant, 2 family groups laughing and doing whatever families do when out, and I had time to read other reviews. So the first point I would make is yes indeed the meal took a while to come out, as one reviewer marked down for, but then if you want fast food then jog on to MacDonalads or KFC, the food in this restaurant is freshly cooked, which means it isn't microwaved and just shoved out, it is properly cooked and prepared. So I would not mark down anywhere base don a reasonable wait, which this was. When the food (and gobbling rods) came out, not only did it smell interesting but looked very inviting as well. Having never had this before I was looking forward to seeing just what had been recommended by the Manager there. The tastes were amazing, the Hake and rice complemented each other, the vegetable was different in a nice sort of different way, and the coleslaw fresh and crispy. There was plenty of it, in fact I left a little rice! A very nice meal and filling. It would also be fair to say that being a lone customer sat in any restaurant, as I do very often as I work away a lot, I can sometimes feel uncomfortable in some of the restaurants I go to while travelling the world, I felt comfortable, relaxed and welcome in here, even though being the only white person in there. SO I would highly recommend anyone visiting the area on business or holiday to try something special at realistic prices (My meal and beer was £15.90) so good service, good meal and all round nice place to go for a meal with a difference. I am back in Manchester in a couple of weeks and will be going back there to try some of the other Traditional Nigerian fare.

This restaurant provide Africa food and specialise more in Nigeria food. Nearly all common Nigeria food and soup is available here. Ranging from poison, amala, gari, jollof rice, bean etc. If you are in Manchester and you are tired of the white man food or you want to have a taste of home made Africa food, please visits the root. The taste is really nice and with good price. I enjoy the food and I will visits again. Almost all Nigeria drink is available ranging from Chapman to Nigeria brewery products. This place will make you feal like you are in Africa heaven.

This restaurant is practically on my door step but for some reason I've only been once before this. After another fabulous meal I'm definitely going to make sure I eat here more often. We both had Jollof rice, stew and goat meat with plantain. It...

Lovely lovely lovely food . Yummy yummy yum! I love it , this is my fourth time of going and the food it awesome . Would recommend

Ordered chef special Tilapia and listed as 10 pounds on the menu. When the bill came, it was 20 pounds. Asked why there is difference ? Answer is weekend price is 20.. Then it should have mentioned on the menu.. right? Also, it was really...

Standards are, if anything, even better since this restaurant/bar opened up a few yrs ago. Tasty Nigerian, Afro-caribbean menu in a clean tidy relaxing environment with very polite staff! It also doubles as a dance bar most late nights! Service can be a bit sluggish...

Looking for somewhere to eat before the cinema thought we would try here. The restaurant is authentic African with several intrusive tv screens. The food. I had curried chicken, which was ok with some nice rice and peas. Small portion though and I preferred the...

Because of a young, inexperienced waiter we didn't have the best experience. Some of the dishes we ordered didn't come, others arrived 1 and half hour after the order, with the result that some of the guests left without having eaten at all, while others...

Absolutely love this restaurant, it's my favourite!! The food is delicious I'd recommend anyone to go 100%!! I visit every time I go to Manchester. Amazing customer service also.

love the food love the place.we go all the time when we go over to Manchester.allways good service and food is top notch.my husband is Nigerian say it's just like mumma makes!!!

Great food 😀 I have been here A good few times with friends and family and would go again in the day it is child friendly and a quite place to relax

Still on TGIF. Am in ROOTS restaurant in Gorton Manchester. Good african groove. Its feels like being back home in Nigeria. Lots of fun , a lot of mix race. Integration is very glaring. Had peppered goat meat. Superb. Environment is nice and cosy. Staff...

If you are African, living in Lancashire, and not been here, I envy you as this is what we've been looking for, for years! Now, there are a few Nigerian restaurants in Manchester, but this stands out and the only one I would take my...

Nice variety of african food, great selection of drinks. Looks like the bar is lit during weekends too. Staff is always polite and food is prepared quickly. I took one star away because parking there is a nightmare. However, its never stopped me from going...

Warm welcome from an excellent waitress who I can't praise enough, friendly throughout our visit, knowledgeable and professional, checking in with me and my partner making sure our stay and food etc. was up to standard! Food was delicious and fantastic proportions, we got so...

I have eaten in so many restaurants but roots is nothing compared to them all. The environment is ideal and homely, the waiters are friendly and the food is DELICIOUS. Will definitely return to roots anytime am in Manchester. Keep up the good work.

the welcome we received was second to none .after asking on passing if the restaurant was open in the evening we were asked what time we wanted a table on saying around 10 30 pm after our show we got the reply no problem .on...

Visited roots Manchester on Friday 04/03/2016. The place wasn't that busy but it took ages for someone to take our order. When it was finally time to place the order the waitress had no idea what we wanted to order so she kept going back...

I ordered nkwobi at this restaurant on the 15/01/16, it was the most disgusting nkwobi I have ever tasted. the way it was prepared was a mess , couldn't believe it was actually prepared in a restaurant. Ukpaka that brings the taste was lacking in...

gorgeous meal....I'm on my way back to roots. Ihave never had such a home made root in a long while after leaving Nigeria. Very refreshing . Good service

I haven't had such good tasting food in a long time.. It was an Unforgettable oral experience. Thank you for giving me the opportunity

Half of the menu wasn't available also no desserts. The food was ok but I've had better from the local Jamaican take away. The waiter was fine but he had to keep coming back from the kitchen to tell us what we couldn't have also...

If you want excellent , wholesome food that's so well presented , this is definitely the place to go. I would actually say it beats most of the African Restaurants I've visited in a London. I had an assorted meat dish , plantain , rice...

I had jollof rice and jerk chicken and plantain and the meal was gorgeous, i would recommend anyone to eat at this restaurant.

After our first successful visit to the restaurant, we decided to go back again. I noticed immediately that the waitress kept touching my partner, but i laughed it off. he is very handsome :) It got to the stage where she was talking to us...

Food was lovely. Would recommend everyone to try african food. Very friendly and helpful staff.... would definitely go back!!

I will recommend it... It was fantastic! The overall experience was awesome. Good service, clean glasses ( that is what I don't get in restaurants...) Visiting Manchester from Scotland roots just complete my experience as awesome.

I attended Roots with my boyfriend who is nigerian. The service was good, the restaurant was nicely laid out and very clean but the food was average especially for the price paid. I had jalloff rice and jerk chicken both of which we're nice but...

I was there visiting my boyfriend and he took me here to eat african food I really enjoyed the food and atmosphere the place is loud because they have more men inside then women. But I so loved the service all the staff and owners...

I went as part of a group and we got a buffet. This included items like puff puffs, goat pepper soup, jerk chicken wings and chicken ?yassah? as well as more usual things like plantain, fried yam, vegetables, cous cous and jollof rice. All delicious...

The building is beautiful, decoration superb, food took 30 minutes to bring to the table, very tasty...pleasant staff..the best african place to dine in manchester,although we could have done with larger portions..

Decent African restaurants are quite scarce in the northwest. Most too shabby to even unwrap your toothbrush in! Roots was a godsend to my family as we had moved from London to Lancaster. Service can be a bit clumsy but the staff are generally very...

Took my daughter and wife to Roots as my daughter is volunteering in Ghana for six months. First time for all of us eating African food. Interesting but not for me or the wife although my daughter liked the rice and peas and goat. Having...

Manchester has never had a quality classy African resturant. So the opening of this resturant was much anticipated. It has not dissapointed. Quality food is served with panache. The ambience is great. I would love to see more African larger and other beverages on the...

Defonaly a place to try...i really enjoed the food...it wasn't a busy night as was in a tuesday but i will go back again soon!!!