Wilson's Social in Manchester

My pork on toasted sourdough bread was really dry and a challenge to eat. However, the accompanying green leaf salad was lovely. The service was very good, and the music playlist very enjoyable; definitely bonus points there!

I love wilson’s social because it has Sean xxxx 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Been in a few times for brunch. Great food. Relaxed but attentive service from a friendly team. Thanks to Beth for her great service today ☺️

Luke has been great! Very professional and has got good banter! Worth the visit!

Amazing food, staff were so friendly and attentive (Luke in particular was amazing!) and the atmosphere was lovely for a Sunday brunch. Would 10/10 recommend.

Luke was amazing, such a friendly, attentive server!

Great spot.. lovely brunch! Well looked after by Luke the Ledge

Beautiful Mediterranean food. Great service - great atmosphere. Thanks Luke for your service

Laid-back, lo-fi music and fantastic service from Rosie. V dog-friendly

Food was perfect, service was so quick. Luke was amazing thanks for letting me be picky!!!

The food was great, service was amazing and Luke was extremely efficient and helpful when we asked questions regarding the menu, he deserves a treat!

Amazing, polite and professional staff. The food (especially the fries) are to die for. Shout out to Beth as well for being the best host ever!

Great bar, food was great and Beth was lovely!!!

Went in today had the Chicken Gyros! Lovely stuff!! But what was even better was the service. A petite young lady with red hair i believe her name was Beth had a smile on her face the entire time me and my 3 older sons was there!! Nothing was too much hassle and she recommended the Manchester union beer and it didn't disappoint. Lovely staff lovely food!

Luke was lovely and attentive when we ate at Wilson’s social. Will deffo recommend to friends travelling from Ireland

Food was so good and service was great (Luke was fab!)

This place was quiet compared to other places nearby so I was a bit worried but the food was great and the service was excellent. Av was a great waiter 🙌

Amazing brunch - Luke was a friendly server and made sure we had everything we needed!

luke was lovely and friendly but the seats in the booths were torn open

Nice first visit. Nice smoked salmon and shoutout to Jack for great service

the food was super quick and so delicious, we got a table very quickly which we weren’t really expecting. LUKE was very nice, he even checked my special syrup request. they had gluten free options too!!

The food was gorgeous and so quick, the atmosphere was so lovely. The full English was perfect, LUKE our server was fantastic, really helpfully with my gluten free allergy, Definitely recommend and would come back when I’m next back in Manchester

Fabulous brunch in lovely surroundings. The team were all fabulous and Jack looked after us and is a real sweetie!! will definately be back!

Jack was amazing so friendly and really attentive. So glad we were served by him made my weekend

Didn't have many mixers that were not carbonated so I was a little disappointed I had to alter my choice of drink but overall good vibes

The food was really nice and the server was friendly, so overall we had a good time. The only thing that left a bad taste was how they handled the payment. They automatically add a 10% service charge to the bill, which is fair enough. But when it came to paying, the waitress handed us the card machine showing the extra tip options, without mentioning the service charge was already included. We ended up adding 15% because, as I said, the service was decent. It was only after we paid that we realised we’d basically been charged twice – the 10% already on the bill plus the extra 15% we added. I just didn’t like how sneaky that felt. A bit cheeky, to be honest. It’s not a great way to treat customers, and it definitely put a bit of a damper on what was otherwise a nice meal.

Food was ok, some of the leather seats were torn Staff were really good Service was fast

There was a queue forming behind us when we came in, staff was not acknowledging anyone. When we enquired if there would be a table available the staff member was a bit short with us and we were told to wait. I get the feeling that this is not a nice place to work, perhaps? When we were seated nobody took our order for a long time, when someone finally took our order we got an apology and we got the drinks we ordered for free for waiting for so long, which was nice. It would've been even nicer if they were served before the food arrived, and not pretty much after we finished eating. Honestly, the food was nice, but I am not sure what's going on with the service here? Everyone seemed nice, but are they being held hostage? Do they not want to be there? The people who were queueing behind us were just told to leave. Some people who were given a table left because it took so long to be served. It didn't seem super busy, maybe there wasn't enough kitchen staff? A little communication would go a long way.

Spacious room means tables/banquets not too close. Relax atmosphere. Excellent breakfasts - meaty, vegetarian and vegan. Quick coffee service!

Easy drop in for a bargain bite to eat, a decent coffee and somewhere warm and inviting to relax on lunch hour, or so we thought. In all fairness the service staff were very lovely and knew the menu well but unfortunately they had run out of decaf coffee and tea, the food itself was favoursome but not overly exciting. quick service on this occasion. I did enjoy the complimentary fruit infused water from the bar. The venue itself appears quite run down with ripped seating and tatty decor (could do with a revamp). Also very disappointingly, the deal that was advertised was only for pre-booked tables so in all the lunch actually turned out quite expensive for what we had. Overall feel; not bad, but not great - the food was fine but a bit overpriced, the venue could do with rethinking/refurbing for both the dining area and advertisement. In a word; Meh

Very nice place with great potential. Very good variety of food! Although fries are too salty, it is better to reduce the salt in cooking and offer some to customers at the table. Toilets at the opposite extreme of the bar image; disgusting.

Really fun atmosphere, great staff, I will definitely be returning!

Me and my girlfriend went here on a weekday, mid-day. It was practically empty with roughly only 8 tables being occupied when we entered. Waited by the door to be seated. Took so long a queue formed behind us and began to overflow out the door. The entire time the staff did not acknowledge our existence. Me and the strangers in the queue started questioning if we were meant to sit down ourselves or scan a QR code? There was no communication from the staff whatsoever. After some time a member of staff finally came to seat us but acted smug as if we had annoyed them for coming I guess. They also advised the kitchen was backed up so they wouldn’t be taking orders for another 10 minutes. You might want to rehire your kitchen staff, there is no good reason a kitchen team should be backed up with the amount of customers that were currently in the venue. It is not an exaggeration, there were no more than 8 customers in there. When we got to the table, the table was not cleaned properly and still felt sticky and so did the menu itself. We waited another 30 mins for our order to be taken but no one came. However we watched the staff take orders from everyone who came after us. We waited another 15 minutes while watching the staff take orders from others again… do your staff not take orders specifically from interracial couples/people of colour? We seem to have noticed a pattern on who’s orders you were taking and who you weren’t. Might not be intentional, could be doing it subconsciously? Idk what to advise for that, maybe listen to some Kendrick Lamar or read some history books and review your morals or something? Anyway we left the venue without our orders ever being taken. Batman couldn’t beat me into coming back here. Would give 0 stars if possible.

Food was good but a little pricy. However service was really poor. Slow and staff were busy chatting. One waitress was good but the others were out of it.

Saturday lunchtime, was told there was no table, we could see one and then got seated. Waited 20 minutes for tea and coffee after ordering and a full hour for cooked breakfast. Shocking service. Breakfast was lukewarm but didn’t complain in case replacement took another hour.

Beautifully cooked breakfast at Wilson's Social. A really cool and trendy layout to this this bar, one could imagine its a right vybe in the evening.

The food just was not good. Bones in the pork belly. And the prosciutto crudo had the thinnest scraping of truffle tapenade on it. Service wasn’t great. But the live singer was fantastic.

Too bad, no meals on Sunday evening. Very enjoyable live music.

I waited for 20 min to order and the venue was at 50% capacity. The steak wasn't soft at all, and I struggled to chew it, chimmichuri dressing was great though. Turkish eggs were really nice. Very average food and be ready to stay for at least one hour when it's not busy.

Tables were not well cleaned food was not of the quality prices demanded. but most annoying of all was on paying by card a tip was asked for on top of a service charge. Happy to tip and happy to pay a service charge but it’s a bit insulting being asked to tip when a service charge is included especially when a service charge is supposed to do away with the awkwardness of the tipping system.

Vino a tomar una copa y esperaba que no estuviera demasiado ocupado para conseguir comida. Encontramos una cabina y conseguimos un par de cervezas £ 12 para mahou, el lugar es bastante grande un montón de lugares para sentarse, pidió comida en el bar, había 2 personas siendo atendidas antes que yo, cuando una de las personas antes de mí había recibido su orden la camarera fue al final del bar con un par de otros que presumí que trabajaba allí y sacó su teléfono, me sentí un poco ignorado, si era cosas de trabajo que simple no será un minuto ayudaría. Volvió y me preguntó si me estaban viendo, obviamente no porque la otra licitación del bar todavía estaba con la gente a la que estaban sirviendo y yo era el único allí. De todos modos, pedí alitas de pollo y meze. La comida tomó un tiempo nos bebimos nuestras pintas y estaba en segundo lugar antes de que saliera, sin quejarme de que no me gusta cuando la comida sale rápido, pero si tienes prisa entonces puede que no sea el lugar. La comida era increíble, plato grande, un montón de patatas fritas, pero las patatas fritas sabían muy bien, pimientos padrón, falafal, ensalada, pan estaba muy bueno y las alitas de pollo eran encantadoras también. Solo creo que no me gustaba el dip de menta, era muy dulce como el helado de menta pero a mi otra mitad le gustó. Gran relación calidad-precio también antes de propinas la comida era £ 23

I’ve rated this low because the breakfast/brunch we ordered was less than average and the table was sticky and so were the menus. The burgers my kids and husband ordered were good but I’m not sure I’d go there again just for the burgers.

All day breakfast is excellent.

Shame the Leffe was off when I visited. Drank Camden lager & stout instead.

Nice place, visited early eve for a beer before it got busy. Chilled sounds when I went in but changed to louder rap and it was time to leave anyway.

Barra media. Buen servicio. Una cerveza sin gluten en el grifo que era Jubel cortado con durazno. No se apresurará a volver, lo que fue una pena. Los baños son horribles

Breakfast was tasty and quick service

your bog-standard "avocado-toast" type place

Really solid bar, with lovely (yet busy) staff. •Lovely cocktails, although would like to see a more extensive menu. •Great atmosphere •Reasonable prices •Lovely security •Overall, a solid bar for a night out. Nothing special, no USP, but a decent choice.

Avoid Took 25 minutes for our drinks to come, after 20 minutes I had to ask where they were. A member of staff came over and apologised and said she had to make them as they were never made. She apologised and said they were took of the bill. Secondly, I went to the toilets while waiting and wow I’ve never seen toilets like it… the smell was horrendous and they were extremely unclean which then made me put of eating my food. After 55 minutes of waiting I asked if they could check where the food is and at this point it came out. The chips were cold on both mine and my mums plate but we didn’t want to wait for more chips to come out after the long wait. Eventually, a member of staff came over and apologised for the long wait and then took the food of the bill to. I won’t be returning due to the bad experience and after looking at other reviews it seems like it’s a universal experience.

Very mixed review from me, the food was tasty but the "big plates" are not big portions, I had crispy belly pork and I left hungry, also the giros wasn't really a giro, it was chicken on a flatbread with chips separate, absolutely no way that could be wrapped up and eaten as they should be. What really ruined it for me was going to the bathroom, it was a state and absolutely stank! If they'll leave the toilets in such a state it makes me worried about the state of the kitchen. I won't be going back

Increíble servicio de Frankie, sin duda volverá. Servicio rápido y buenas recomendaciones de bebidas. La zona de fumadores es muy fría 😁

Food is pretty poor for the money, small portions and a bit lacking in flavour. Staff were nice though. Probably decent to go to for just drinks.

Desayuno decente y un buen café. No tenían lo que yo imaginaba que eran los gofres. Así que fue un desayuno. Bonita salchicha grande con mucho sabor y precioso tocino. El cargo por servicio estaba incluido, pero todavía piden otro, así que ten cuidado con este truco. Terminé dando propinas dos veces. Con todo, una experiencia decente

**Avoid at all costs.** Stopped here for breakfast, the food is absolutely disgusting. Honestly I wouldn’t be picky but please avoid this place at all costs. I would say it’s more pub than food establishment. I had to complain as some of the breakfast wasn’t even cooked. Manager gave 4 pound off for serving an uncooked breakfast. Place was filthy, the table we were sat next too had chewing gum stuck to the menu. One of the most disgusting places ever visited for food. I would say some people try this place because The Koffee pot is full (which is a what happened to us. Do not eat here.

Sticky tables and £25 for a bottle of wine. Ouch. In so many ways. Staff are FABULOUS though

Peor servicio he tenido en mucho tiempo. Benedicto XVI con salmón llegó sin salmón (no hay información sobre por qué) y después de todas las demás comidas en grupo cuando el personal dijo oh ¿usted pidió algo también! Ermmmm. Obviamente 🙄 Tuve que perseguir una bebida caliente para que me dijeran “solo una persona haciendo bebidas para todos los clientes” “debido a que soy el único cliente sin una bebida durante más de 10 minutos” Mientras hacía el pedido de comida a uno en la fiesta le dijeron que el artículo no estaba disponible, así que hice una segunda opción rápida. Antes de que el pedido llegara a la cocina solicitó cambiarlo, lo que acordaron hacer. ¡Pero entonces el primer y segundo ítem llegaron a la mesa! Al pedir la factura, los 3 miembros del personal estaban más preocupados por charlar entre ellos que por los clientes que esperaban. Finalmente el casco era completamente incorrecto, avisado de corrección para seguir recibiendo y factura incorrecta Seguro decir que no volverá, muy decepcionado

Recognisable as a hangout for media types having meetings during the day it's a good space to relax in. Light, airy and unpressured. Certainly decent for a good feed or light snack.

Nice food in a large spacious venue. Some of the food has a Middle Eastern twist which is refreshing in the northern quarter.

Worst meal & worst cocktail I’ve had in Manchester. Friendly people but terrible.

Just avoid it, honestly. No food was coming out. A full restaurant just waiting. The staff didn't even seem to have noticed. Can't rate the food as we never got it. We left after 45 min and went to greggs.

Gave it the benefit of the doubt. One server was nice another was rude upon leaving and felt sick after eating there. Wouldn’t go back ever.

Sunday afternoon and a good little bit of live music plus cracking burger

10% service charge for absolutely dreadful service!!!!! We had breakfast there. Hot drinks took forever to come. When they did, coffee was burnt and tasted sour. The people on the next table received their food prior to their warm drinks and when asking a waiter if their drinks were on their way the response was “we only have one guy doing coffees for everybody here so it will be a wait”. Unprofessional response & considering the coffee machine was visible to customers it didn’t seem to be in very much use so not sure where this “one guy” was most of the time? Staff standing behind the bar chatting and neglecting tables, avoiding taking orders, turning people away instead of just turning tables and working quickly. Staff team all poorly presented, moving so slowly and unproductively it almost looked like they were still going from being out drinking the night before. It felt like staff didn’t feel breakfast service was necessary for money making and that the bar makes the most income of a night time, so therefore breakfast service was half-hearted. If staff feel this way then it may be wise to make a decision about the necessity of trying to accommodate breakfast in a pub environment. When visiting the bathroom facilities it seemed obvious that the venue is mostly established for raves and messy nights which felt confusing. Maybe a need to focus on a specific business model or perhaps some more attention on the breakfast/daytime element of the business. Food was okay but nothing amazing. All “toast” hadn’t been toasted so was just bread underneath the rubbery eggs & lukewarm baked beans. All in all the food wasn’t nearly enough to compensate for the awful service. Asked for the bill… took 20 minutes to receive it and once paid there was no “Thank you for coming guys, have a great day! See you next time”, the waitress simply just walked away with the card machine like she couldn’t care less now because they got the money. Will not be back during the day or night!

The food was good when it eventually arrived. Service was pretty poor. The prices on the menu didn't match the more expensive ones on the till and the staff attitude was "do you want it or not?" The food took forever due to a new menu the day we visited. It had 3 options. Haha. The furnishings were looking shabby. I'm sure if you visited in dark hours, with more clientele and just went for drinks, it would be a decent bar.

Went in for something to eat before a concert. Friendly doorman and bar staff. Nice pint and really good steak and fries. Was quiet as it was late afternoon. Would recommend

The place was pretty empty but decided ti give it a go. Dj was good and loved the music. Toilets were awful. Disgusting and dirty. Such a turn off. Only stayed for one drink. Shame, as the bar has potential.

What an experience! This was the place to be after six (6) hours following the missus about, in and out and up and down of the Arndale and other various shops. Straight in and bang, served without a moments notice. Two pints of Stella Artois to wet thy whistle; an investment for my tastebuds. Admittedly, we’d originally booked elsewhere but Wilson’s now-inferior competitor decided to ignore our request to alter our arrival time by thirty (30) minutes. We agreed to settle here and make use of the sustenance on offer. Firstly, we are grateful for the warning to avoid the Mezze sharer by a member of staff due to its enormous stature and girth - it’s true, we wouldn’t have handled it. Nachos for a kick-off and they were good. Fresh and light, plenty to go around and plenty left over too, although we were wasteful, I would recommend this for a party of 3 or more. Mains - a couple of burgers for us de led. Altered halloumi for my lady friend (kudos to chef for removing absolutely everything BUT the halloumi, I know…) and for me, the buffalo chicken burger; it was four times lush, and I mean lush! Quality and where it’s concerned; turning attention to variety and options, varied but not extensive, I’m a fan of that. Had zero issues with the meals and both were thoroughly enjoyed. Comments on price; competitive for town on both food and drinks - the quality doesn’t differ from a more premium location/ environment but the atmosphere wouldn’t be there - thrilled to have heard some classic numbers by Leo Sayer, overhead. Staff were excellent and supported us throughout our journey at Wilson’s. We will be coming back. Special mention to the great secluded and surprisingly brutalist smoking courtyard too, linking the adjoining hotel. Buffalo Buffalo all the way!

Good food, good drink, good times

The pool table is a great addition in here. Toilets are gross though and need sorting.

Good food I had the gyros which was extremely nice. The service was very good and prices were fair. I would recommend this as a go to restaurant for a good lunch or night out

Honestly, I’ve had better breakfasts at my local Tesco cafe… the service (or lack thereof) worsened the meal. Only redeeming feature was the sun outside and decent tunes from the DJ.

I got no food, waited for an hour. There is no taste in juice.

Atmosphere was good, food menu is to be expected as a brunch offering and food was decent. However service was not amazing, lack of engagement, eye contact and genuine warmth from the team. Service felt disingenuous. Replacing the Wetherspoon style cutlery would also be recommended.

Took an hour to get food and completely forgot about us

Just had the most amazing brunch here. Staff are great and welcoming.

Ordered waffles with fruit and crème fresh etc. However, very stingy. Only had TWO blueberries and HALF of a strawberry!! And plain yogurt as the crème fresh! Very disappointed!

Pretty shocking venue, suspect it's playing on the tourist trade and a few die hard regulars. As with many of the reviews I have to agree the service is atrocious. The dude with long hair and wearing a cross with a tattoo on his arm, saw I arrived and stood at the bar, no acknowledgement, I get you're making a single Margherita slowly but there's no reason to not say "hello be with you in a minute" or anything similar, guess it's easier to ignore people. The guy wearing the NY Giants top, he was super friendly and attentive. If I was the owner I'd be looking at why your staff aren't all acting in a similar manner, sure maybe the first dude has had a bad day but to ignore customers (I saw others with the same treatment when they arrived) is just going to drive away business. There is also certainly a slight 'pong' from the toilets coming up to the bar area, maybe needs looking into. Came to find food as a solo person, had a beer and left, I'm not going to risk food based on the quality of the customer service.

Terrible, terrible service. We went there on Saturday night and it was quite busy. We ordered drinks at the bar, but since all tables were taken, we sat at the bar. Five minutes later a bar staff told us that we can't sit here. We asked where should we sit since all tables were taken. She pointed at some dirty filthy table full of someone's food leftovers and spilled drinks. We said it's dirty and if someone can clean it for us. But she kept saying like a robot that we can't sit at the bar. We left the venue for a more welcoming place around the corner. That bar staff should be ashamed of herself.

Don’t think I’ve ever been spoken too so rudely by a member of staff.

Please don’t waste your time or money! Firstly, they will not take cash payment. No signs up anywhere to let you know of their card only policy, you only discover this after placing your order. 3 of us, 1 meal arrived and we waited 50 mins for the other 2 meals to arrive. The burgers themselves were not too bad. The staff were not very helpful and one of them was particularly dirty looking with filthy shoes on. We were given a free round of drinks as compensation, but we won’t be going back, many other places to eat in Manchester.

Great food, good menu choices. Lovely atmosphere.

Nice pub in Manchester Northern Quarter.

The Benedict is tasteless and the toast is literally hard to eat. Don’t come here. It also stinks from the toilet

Great food! Really chilled atmosphere. Staff were great

Great food, appalling service. Vegan breakfast includes halloumi, which is not vegan (and yes we asked). Messy to take our order, messy to bring our drinks. No one bothered checking we were all good which is extremely rare in the uk. Neds steak knives. Also weird to see all dirty plates stacked in front of the bar. But The food was good. Banana bread excellent. Good music.

Toilets had no working taps, saw guy loading the coffee machine out the lid on the (dirty) floor, then back on the container. Vegan breakfast comes with halloumi (ie not vegan) - asked for it on a side plate for a friend to have, but they didn’t do that. Forgot two drinks. But, food was very good. Banana bread was incredible.

Great cafe for breakfast / brunch or lunch. We ordered Full Vegan Breaky with smoked salmon option and it was absolutely delicious! As for drinks, we ordered Mocha with almond milk and it was equally scrumptious. The staff are courteous and friendly. So far best breakfast cafe in Manchester city centre. Definitely recommend to visit and we will be coming over here again next time too!

The only thing this place has going for it is the food. Everything else is unfortunately awful. Turning up we weren't greeted for ages, and when they eventually came to speak to us the lady said they didn't have any tables but we could see a table leaving and had to point it out to her. Once seated it took ages for someone to come and take our order. One of our group ordered the vegan breakfast, which comes with Halloumi?? 😂 That is not vegan, so that's weird. When our drinks arrived they missed off two drinks from the order for a party of 4. When we eventually ordered our food we sat and watched the staff. One refilled the coffee machine and placed the coffee lid directly on the floor. The men's toilets were completely out of order, urinals, cubicles AND taps. The person who took our order was completely disinterested and rolled his eyes when I asked for drinks after he thought we were finished ordering. It took forever to get the bill and we had to ask two separate people. They weren't short staffed, we could see loads of team members but none of them seemed to care. The food was really nice, highly recommended the banana bread if you can get a table and find a waiter.

sol prepared the perfect old fashioned for us - it’s a cocktail I judge a place by, and they went above and beyond. incredible! he came over and explained the process. i recommend to anyone.

Lovely bar in NQ! Good night out and nice food. The all day breakfast when you're rough hits the spot, good burgers too

Had an americano, looked like someone spooned instant coffee powder into boiling water and forgot to mix it. Staff seemed uninterested. Overall just a sad experience.

A typical English Pub, varied, well-seasoned food, made to order, good quality, more than twenty types of beer, attentive service, spacious and pleasant atmosphere.

Great location, good food and drink choices. Lively venu

Food was great but service was awful. One poor girl seemed to be working very hard but the rest of the staff couldn't seem less interested. Waited 20 mins for anyone to acknowledge we wanted to be seated. While we waited for food, I seen at least 12 people leave before ordering. A couple near us sat for 30 minutes and no one even took their order. When I asked for the bill, the guy who said he would bring it was more interested in going outside to talk. Such a shame, great location and food but awful service They automatically add a 10 percent service charge on as well. Seems this place needs some management on the floor and it could be so much better

Floor staff were brutal. Feel bad for the owner

Friendly staff and delicious food Visited this morning and the staff were extremely welcoming and run off their feet busy with orders. The iced coffee was amazing and the food was delicious and worth the money! Lovely atmosphere :)

First time here and its nice and lively on a Friday afternoon/ evening but when you go to use the toilets they leave a lot to be desired, mens not great but after my wife said that in the womens there are no locks on the toilet doors, rubbish on the floor as well as urine giving off a lovely aroma...a very unsanitary environment

The shop deserves a lot, especially its cook, Akis, but not Karagounis

Great place for a nice breakfast. Our host was amazing and really friendly. 100% will be going back!