Yara Restaurant in Trafford

I recently visited your restaurant on Friday night with a couple of friends. While the food was excellent and very reasonably priced, unfortunately, the service completely ruined our experience. On multiple occasions, the waiter brought us the wrong order, and on top of that, he started clearing away our plates before we had finished eating. The biggest issue, however, occurred at the end of our meal when we went to pay the bill. The total came to around £40 in total, which we agreed to split equally among the three of us, so £16ish each. When I went to pay, I was charged £166.60 instead of the correct amount. The waiter insisted it was my fault for not checking the amount, even though I was never shown the total on the card reader. After some discussion, I was refunded £150, and I was assured the refund would be processed immediately. However, despite the weekend passing, I still have not received my refund. I called today to inquire about the status of the refund and was told it could take 5-14 days to process. This delay is extremely disappointing, especially given that the overcharge was due to a mistake on the restaurant’s part. I understand that errors can happen, but the lack of accountability, poor communication, and now the extended wait for my refund have made this a frustrating experience. While I enjoyed the food, this situation has unfortunately left a negative impression of the overall service.

A lovely place for a mezza lunch. We had a relaxing long lunch at Yara due to excellent dishes and intuitive service. I'm not able to comment on the main meals (though will definitely return to try them!), but the dishes we did order reminded me of Beirut. I didn't even need to add anything to the tabouli! There was a birthday when we were there and the staff made it fun for the group celebrating. It was easy to park and pay on the street just outside of the restaurant. Shukran ekteer!

The lebanese food as you would expect it to be. Simple, tasty and with a good service

Amazing place! Can't recommend enough.

Delicious food, very tasty. Everything was amazing. It was a quite busy place, we were able to get a table for 6 upon reservation only. Located in a cute street. We were so hungry that everyone forgot to take pictures of the food.

Great food, great value, great service

One of the best and best restaurants in Manchester, reception, food and cleanliness, God willing, may God bless you

Loved it. Large portions plenty of options. Space for groups up to 12. You can order and collect too.

A lovely restaurant. We always receive a warm welcome ! The service is excellent and the food is delicious.

Fantastic food, great service and reasonable price!

The food and service was excellent..... could do with better aircon though...was far too warm 🥵

No idea why this place is so popular. Not great food in terms of portions and seasoning, average service and atmosphere. I guess it's the location that's the draw.

A very nice restaurant, from the atmosphere to the service of the workers. The food is delicious. I ate the best grills and the service was excellent.

Great authentic Lebanese restaurant

Ordered lamb chops, should serve with salad rice or chips, but only comes with lamb chops for nearly£20, that’s quite expensive.

The restaurant looks nice, the service was good. Plenty of paid street parking available right in front of the place. The food was okay, just the amount of spice used was a bit strong for my taste, others might like. But I really enjoyed the grilled Halloumi.

Amazing food and service. Super choice for the kids and all for a great price!

Fantastic food, great service and friendly atmosphere

Excellent place great value for money

10/10 food and service as always. BYOB is a great perk too!

We enjoyed everything we ordered, very much. I particularly recommend the salads; we chose a hearty, oniony bean one and a delicate, excellent fattoush, which was a delicious jumble of lettuce, red cabbage, tomato, onion, bread and herbs, with a really good acidic dressing. Great bourek. Succulent grilled prawns. Proper warm pillowy pittas. A Palmyra lamb casserole was wonderfully sweet with pomegranate molasses. Our waiter took down a long and complex.order at High speed and got nothing wrong. He was charming and informative and amusing. He warned us that our request for loads of starters to be brought at the same time as a couple of mains (we all wanted different things) would mean a delay. It didn't. Our bill was modest, after a big spread, and we all had a lovely time. Do visit Yara. It doesn't look especially classy from the outside (a posher frontage and signage would, I suggest, be a good addition) but eat there and you will go away happy. My only other small suggestion is this: the gentleman who took my phone booking was efficient, but a little dour, a little short with me. Some cheerful charm always helps, on the phone.

Sunday night, very quiet but music too loud and manager on phone listening to something on YouTube. Not a good look.

We have eaten here numerous times in the past and it’s always been excellent . today the food food was as good as ever but the service poor. The member of staff serving seemed more concerned with his phone rather than customer satisfaction.

Have always loved loved loved Yara Altrincham - have not been in a little while as I used to wok in Altrincham but don’t now. We had our wedding anniversary & wanted to revisit Yara because food & service have always been top notch. We went today Sunday 1st Sept - was pretty quiet only the Manager who has been there numerous times when we have visited - seemed to be just him on duty at the time we went in - no smile , generally pretty miserable, dumped the dishes in the table , sat adjacent to us behind us on the top table , permanently on his phone with ear buds in … didn’t ask if we wanted any more drinks ,sat with empty plates for what seemed like ages, he was not interested- no customer service from him - a young man then came on duty who was lovely - we felt so unwelcome that we asked for dessert to take away - would normally have had dessert in with a coffee - he single handed lay ruined our experience at Yara Altriincham - I have to say the food was amazing as always - The Manager disappeared off somewhere and it was left to the young waiter to ask if everything was ok - I told him not really as the Manager was miserable and made us not feel welcome but told him it was not in anyway him , he had been lovely. - so disappointed , really spoiled it for us with his demeanour.

I use Yara regularly and the food is superb, the chicken kebab is soft and tender. Great food but top shelf prices. Overall great 9/10, As good as syriana in hale barns

Plenty options to go for. My stewed dish was horrible; clearly out of freezer and very old. However; the manager offered to choose a different option. Cramped space. Parking is hard to find.

Consistently top quality from a well established restaurant. Perfect for a group meal, mostly to enjoy a large variety of starters 😁

The go-to restaurant, The food was delicious the service was fantastic the atmosphere was amazing. It's the best restaurant I've been to in years. Won't be going anywhere else from this visit onwards. Great for all the family. Once you have been, you won't want to go anywhere else.

Gutted to be writing this but I was so disappointed by our experience here. The main issue was that the chicken in the main dish was undercooked and looked raw. We’re pretty low maintainence people so never send food back but this was inedible, so I kindly mentioned it to a waitress. She didn’t respond to me and whisked away the dish. Then about 5 minutes later, a different waiter brought back the same chicken on the same plate that the undercooked chicken had been on, chucked it down without speaking and walked off. There was no apology whatsoever, and no offer to exchange cutlery that I had used to cut the raw chicken. I’ve only heard good things about this place so I am super disappointed as I felt the staff weren’t even willing to speak to us or offer any type of apology for serving raw chicken. The other dishes were nice and I understand that mistakes happen, but the way it was dealt with was really poor.

Just the best… Yummiest food ever!! And the waitresses are so sweet! 🩷🙏 Amazing for vegetarians and a lot of vegan options on the menu too 😋

It is excellent food i really enjoyed this first time I come

Raw chicken wings, dry chicken kebab, booked the table weeks in advance and our table location request was ignored. Staggering that this place is busy

Myself and my partner went for a romantic meal, sadly a party of women came in 7 in number and they were so loud it spoilt our evening we left before we finished our meal,not what we expected and we will not return.

Great food friendly staff make you feel welcome

Great service & food: Friendly professional staff, good food portions, great variety of dishes (Syrian & Lebanese cuisine), excellent quality, taste & presentation.

I liked it at Yara restaurant (1st time), I will be returning, I gave 5 stars cos the food was amazing (lamb shank), staff was very friendly and very helpful, the atmosphere was pleasant but busy. You would definitely need to prebook b4 arrival. I saw people go upstairs, so I can't comment on what is up there. Overall, I would recommend Yara Restaurant.

Excellent Middle Eastern food. Really good hummus and foul mesdames.

I ordered hummus and bread they gave me bread but no hummus

Great food and friendly service. Coming back soon.

Very tasty food, i ised to have take away food from this place almost 3 times a week, but had to change where i live but i defo recomend this place even the service is amazing

Best Lebanese restaurant in greater Manchester (or north England)

Placed an order to pick up about an hour ago and it was my first time trying this amazing restaurant. Well done! Food was absolutely delicious, service was kind and atmosphere really nice and clean! I will definitely be back again and book a table for next time. Really enjoyed and recommended.

While Lebanese this place offers some decent vegan options and shouldn't be overlooked. Aside from starters, there are two good options in the mains section. Others in our group opted for a selection of starters which work similar to a mere. While place was packed midweek, service was decent with first plates coming through after 20 minutes.

Very tasty food, friendly service, very busy that had to wait a little despite booking but understandable why being such a good restaurant

Great value. Excellent food. Many veg options

Second visit and food again was fantastic. Quite a wait on food but we'll worth it once it arrived. Staff very pleasant.

Lovely chicken dishes, lamb chops not so great abit tough and overall very big which makes me think they are mutton. Overall though lovely service and every other dish was excellent. Wouldn’t order the lamb chops again though. Rice and chips all great and everything well priced.

Always a great experience. Food always great, service friendly and efficient and a lovely buzzy atmosphere.

There was 4 of us, the food was good, but appalling service and to top it up the manager/owner was rude, unwilling to listen. This was our regular place but after this experience we definitely will not go or recommend this place.

Great restaurant. Very good selection. Always 5 star food

Fab food but very rude staff who attended to us . We have been here twice before and the same issue . Attitude is terrible of the waiters ( in our case waitresses)

Sorry, no photos this time but we did have a lovely meal to celebrate my friend's birthday. Very enjoyable and lovely food. Just a top night out :)

Date night, lovely food & atmosphere. Our waitress AZEB was fabulous very attentive & friendly, So many varieties of meat struggled to finish my wine. Thankyou we will return. Written 06/01/24

Nice place.First visit but won't be our last.Spacious seating and very clean throughout.Food and service great.

Delicious, would highly recommend the lamb chops and the prawn starter.

Food is perfectly seasoned and has a great balance of flavours. Price is reasonable too.

Very disappointed - my friend is vegetarian, and despite stating he wanted the vegetarian option off the menu, he was served a pastry that contained minced lamb. If that wasn't bad enough, the replacement was completely frozen in the middle. We had no apology from management, and the couple on the table next to us had a similar experience! Terrible customer service.

Amazing birthday meal here tonight! Great service from all the staff as well as delicious, flavourful food. Amongst the party we ordered lamb chops, chicken kebabs, chips, different kinds of rice, greek salad, halloumi, pita, moussaka and hamra stew, and all were absolutely fantastic!

Excellent food and very quick service even though they were busy

Excellent food and service we had a family evening meal and everything was great.

This was our favourite restaurant in Altrincham until this week. We had booked a table for two for 6.30 on Saturday. We arrived promptly and were shown to our table by nice young staff. We enjoyed (until 7.30), as always, a nice meal, served by polite young staff members. At 7.20, an older female staff-member (who seemed to be a manager/supervisor) put the bill (which we hadn't asked for!) in the middle of our table just as were enjoying our last mouthfuls, which we found highly unprofessional and rude. There was no mention when we booked the table that it was only for 1-hour, and we still had a full glass of wine each. A couple of minutes later the same staff member came over again and said "I'm sorry we need this table". We paid the bill and left. My advice is: Go to Yara and enjoy yourselves, but only if you can be certain that the lady mentioned above is not working there when you visit.

This was our favourite restaurant in Altrincham until this week. We had booked a table for two for 6.30 on Saturday. We arrived promptly and were shown to our table by nice young staff. We enjoyed (until 7.30), as always, a nice meal, served by polite young staff members. At 7.20, an older female staff-member (who seemed to be a manager/supervisor) put the bill (which we hadn't asked for!) in the middle of our table just as were enjoying our last mouthfuls, which we found highly unprofessional and rude. There was no mention when we booked the table that it was only for 1-hour, and we still had a full glass of wine each. A couple of minutes later the same staff member came over again and said "I'm sorry we need this table". We paid the bill and left. My advice is: Go to Yara and enjoy yourselves, but only if you can be certain that the lady mentioned above is not working there when you visit.

Absolutely fantastic. Popped in for Sunday lunch as really fancied some kebabs and hummus and this was some of the very best we have had. Everything we had was just perfect from the salads to the kebabs to rice. Great that you can bring your own wine too… I’ll be back soon with a bottle of red under my arm. Yum.

Went here second time and had a great experience.

Great food, recommend getting as your starters hummus, pitta etc. With your mains and kebabs - makes a great mix. Lovely staff

The food and service are always superb here. It's even (or was even) bring your own booze. Hummus starter and kofta main are amazing. A little pricey but then it is on the Altrincham/Hale border. I ate here again a couple of weeks before Christmas and the food/service were as amazing as ever. I used to eat here semi-regularly pre-COVID and it was amazing back then too.

Lovely restaurant for a get together-brilliant choice of food & helpful staff

Very welcome, great service and great food. What more do you want!!! Fabulous. Thanks everyone at Yara

Delicious food, plenty choice to cater for all preferences, friendly staff

Delicious! I would definitely go back. The fattoush and humous shawarma were particularly nice. I went there at 3pm when there was only 2 other people there so I’m sure the atmosphere is better at peak times. I was also not keen on what was playing - it sounded like a Lebanese concert of some sorts, so a mix of random shouting to a crowd, cheering and singing wasn’t very relaxing…

Amazing food and service as always. Lots of options to cater for all diets including vegan. The staff are always friendly and welcoming.

Lively restaurant.. friendly staff nice atmosphere great food and reasonably priced

We where there with friends very bad restaurant food was no taste at all staff was so rude and we still give tips but one of the staff told us the tips is not for them unfortunately I will not recommend this restaurant

The food was very bland the staff was very loud when they was talking to each other there is far better Lebanese restaurant in Manchester we will never going back again

Fantastic food and benefit of bring your own booze

We were ushered to the table with no delays And after the order was taken there was no delays The food was fresh and tasty The restaurant was clean I’d go back again

Amazing food at really good prices. Will 100% go back

Great food, has been a favourite of mine, family and friends for many years.

Good service and food choice...

While living in M’cr , Yara was one of our most favorite and most frequented restaurants . The food has always been consistent in its quality , the freshest ingredients and superb service . Yassir thank you so much for allowing us to have such a wonderful culinary experience . So it couldn’t have been any different than visiting M’cr on business only now , I stopped by to say ‘hi’ and have the same wonderful food as always . Keep up great work guys !

Only place I know where the kebabs are served with no rice or naan bread. Extremely expensive for the food

Another fantastic meal here , my favourite restaurant Alissa (hope I got it right) the waiter was amazing as she was serving the top floor all by herself and couldn’t do enough 10/10 food and service cheers marc

Excellent lunch here today, meat cooked very well and reasonable prices. Will be back 100%

Tried out this restaurant and unfortunately was disappointed. I have been to other Lebanese restaurants & the food has been tasty. But here from starters to mains, all dishes were sub- standard. The kebabs had a strong smoky taste and were dry, the rice wasn't cooked to perfection, the pastry wasn’t crisp enough & over all flavour was missing in the food. I hope they make improvements.

Not a review we thought we would be writing to be honest having read the previous ones and deciding to visit. We expected really tasty food and and a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. But We have to say we were very disappointed and wouldn’t go again. We had the chicken shawarma and lamb chops. The chicken was very dry even with the sauce the provide. The lamb chops themselves were OK but the sauce was just very tangy and nothing else. Very tasteless. The starter of king prawn in garlic butter was lovely and by far the best part of the meal. Staff were friendly enough but seemed disinterested really. We took cake to light for my birthday but decided not to do it as just didn’t feel right.

Stunning food, good service, friendly staff. All in all an excellent meal, highly recommended

Always good food and warm service.

Food I put 1 star because they also sell alcohol in a Halal restaurant

First visit to Yara. Fantastic experience for my friends birthday. Amazing food with the banquet choice. Great service too. Maybe the upstairs lacks a bit of atmosphere, so perhaps improve the decor, lighting and music a bit, that’s my only suggestion!

The food is as good as ever and the BYO option is great to keep the cost down. The new lamb stew was delicious, the lamb itself was so tender...highly recommended.

Excellent meal, quick service (but not too quick), good value. Nice Merlot to go with.

Great food, very big portions. The babaghanouj was delicious. Many gluten free options. I will definitely go back.

Absolutely amazing food, very fresh and tasty. Large portions too.

Amazing food and very friendly service. Will be back for sure!

Been going here for years. A hidden treasure, food delicious and many naturally vegetarian dishes, you can take your own alcoholic drinks though they are licensed too, service always very friendly. Viva Yara.

The food is absolutely fantastic! We were a group of nine so we had the chance to try many dishes and every single dish was spot on. The service was great as well! A must try if you’re looking for good Middle Eastern food.

The food at Yara was quite nice, especially the chicken wings and the walnut and honey cake. The service wasn’t very great and I was very disappointed with the fact that there wasn’t wheelchair access to enter the premises.

me: “coke” waiter: “lilt” me: “coke” waiter: “lilt”

Wonderful food and service as usual.

Consistently epic food. Really great place and lovely service. This has become our go to for a meal out or a takeaway. Satisfies the vegetarians and meat eaters.