Yaya's in Manchester

Not impressed my food had so much pepper I couldn't eat it my son enjoyed his food me and the girls found it to peppery not Palestinian friendly sell pepsi etc so a big fail for me

Top Quality Steaks and Tasty, I also recommend their Creamy Lamb Chops

Nothing like it used to be. Wouldn't go back.

Very disappointed it's just the hype nothing special about it. Mutton biryani was average in taste not worth the price you pay. It's overpriced according to the taste and quality of the food.

An old family favourate in Manchester. Plenty of seating with on site parking (limited) and additional street parking available. Menu choice is very good. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The food is good for family overall. Some items like the Chicken Boti I felt was low in quantity for the price paid, but mains were good portion.

The quality of the meat is something else, im a lamb chop lover ive tried lamb chops across the uk, these chops are something else mashallah… the chops r so thick and the lamb is cooked beautifully mashallah. Deffo will come to manny just for these chops

Great food and service, waiters were attentive, and food came out fast. The menu has a lot of options and everything on it sounds good so it's hard to choose. Overall great experience.

Lovely food,great value but be aware they don't serve alcohol.

Lovely atmosphere. Great service.

Great. Went last night with 2 sisters.

Food came put pretty fast and service was ok as it seemed like we were the first family to walk in at 6.40. However prices are extortionate in comparison to portion sizes - drink cans cost 2.25 and glass bottles £2.95. On top of that they had the cheek to charge 10% service charge without asking me!

Food was decent not outstanding. Staff were not attentive, have come here more than once. Not once did they ask if everything was okay even though its not even busy the times I went, the waiter just walk around the place so awkward. Why add a service charge if it's basically self-service? So stupid!

Very disappointing and very much over rated. Food was standard, it wasn't bad but when you charge that amount then it better be higher than standard. Service was barely their, given there were only a few tables but still had the cheek to add service charge on top of the extortionate pricing. Definitely one to avoid, many better places out their who deliver on quality and at the right price point for what is on the plate

Not been to Yaya's for a while but it is just as good as I remember!! Went for the Yaya's special steak cooked medium rare. Cooked perfectly for me. Sides of thick cut chips, veg and mash were also great.

Me encanta este lugar el mejor filete que he tenido siempre sabroso servicio es buena comida increíble nunca decepcionado Siempre tenemos filete cuando visita Manchester en yayas

El ambiente aquí estaba bien, estaba demasiado oscuro y no podía ver nada! Pero los keema nachos eran promedio y estaban bien. Tenía pollo parmigiana y no era tan sabroso para mí y estaba bien. No volvería aquí de nuevo, lo siento, pero no mi tipo.

Burger disgusting I asked for hand cut fries and got some gaint wedges worst food iv had in a long time that was never a smashed burger it was some bought in nasty burger

Awesome food. One of the best steak i ever had.

Tasty food and service was prompt. The Meat Fest steak was spicy, it could have been better if it was cooked with less spice yet the lamb sure was brill. To sum it up it was a great dining experience.

I highly recommend the Fettuccine Pasta with cream sauce. It tasted very nice! The service was good, the food was served mostly on the same time (we were a party of 11 people). The tables were clean as well.

Great customer service food was made to perfection

Nice place but a bit disappointed about the food. They had italian food in the menu but the tast was not italian defo and it was quite spicy. I had a lasagna but was not well done. The yayas chicken was good

I dined at Yayas with four friends over the weekend. The place was bustling with activity, which seemed to affect the speed of service, as it was quite slow. We ordered steaks along with several sides. While the atmosphere was enjoyable and the staff friendly, the food was rather average and didn't justify the high prices. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, but the quality of the meal and the service could be improved.

worse atmosphere than the etihad me and my friends ordered chicken burgers and tbh i could make better at home and it came as around £100 the room was also cold and the service was quite bad also waiter smelled of fish we had to vacate the premises. good day to you i shall not be visiting this establishment ever again.

I've been coming here for years travelling 30 miles to enjoy the steaks, sadly not the same anymore. Oder was over was over £100, the steak wasn't the best on this occasion. Tried the lamb curry, what a mistake. It clear was goat and not lamb, smelt foul. I don't think ill be coming again. Manchester has other steak houses time to go elsewhere. The service is friendly as always and on point. Food a massive disappointment. I wished I donated the money instead of paying here.

Went after a few years. Great service and food. A few new things on the menu but I went with my usual steak, cooked lovely with chips mash and veggies as sides. The sauce was nice and creamy will definitely be back and try some of the newer things I’m sure they won’t disappoint.

When they served food it was not hot as expected

We visited Yaya’s on the 4 January 2024 for a family members birthday meal. The food was not edible and I would have given it 0 stars if I could. The steaks literally came out uncooked and all of the family members had a bad stomach straight after eating the food. We found pieces of plastic in the steak. The management were disgraceful and did not do anything. I also emailed the establishment but still have had no response nearly 4 months on. I spent a staggering £271.92. I have attached pictures for evidence. I would suggest everyone to avoid Yaya’s.

It's nice when not so busy food was ok a bit over priced we even got a service charge on top of the bill which I've never had to pay for before so was shocked

Awful! There are better restaurants and food places in Cheetam Hill-than this place!!! Manager is up his own boond. Not friendly or welcoming. The service was terrible, it wasn’t even busy and yet we were waiting 2hours for our food to arrive. The food taste was 1/10. No flavour just spice. Chips were hard. Chicken was not cooked it was pink inside. And the stirfry was made from spaghetti not actual noodles! Honestly save yourself the time and money and go elsewhere. I know for sure i will not be returning here ever again!

This was my very first time at Yaya’s with the family. We went on Eid day and we had a big table booked so my review is based on not just one dish but a wide range of dishes. From the get go, the manager seemed a bit abrupt as some of the family members arrived literally few minutes late but I appreciate you’ve got to honour time so that’s not a biggie. The interior seems nice enough. The menu was reasonably sized. The mocktails like the bubblegum daiquiri and others that were ordered were nice. Some of the starters on menu were not available.The timing of our food being served was not in sync and was not coordinated well as some people were served starters 5-10 minutes later than someone sitting next to them which was very awkward and wasn’t nice as your eating away and they’re having to wait so timing was completely off. The creamy lamb chops were okay and nicely presented. My sister liked her medium rare steak with chips. I tried a lamb karahi which wasn’t too bad. A family member said the masala fish was okay and it appeared crunchy. There was a cheesy potato nan bread I tried which was nice. Apart from that, the food was a real let down. The salmon my neice was served was super bland and super sickeningly fishy! I tried the seekh kebab and one looked rather pinky inside and although not too dry, just wasn’t what you’ll expect in what we thought would be a decent place with years of experience.Even the chips were not so great and it’s hard to get chips wrong I think the customer service whenever asked for something, they’ll try to help but despite their best efforts it just seems a bit chaotic, perhaps lack of leadership. We spent a lot of money on a special day but the food never lived upto it. Online, there was nice pictures that made it appealing but last minute I came across some recent bad reviews and was having second thoughts but we gave it the benefit the doubt and it was just tricky especially given the Eid occasion. I would personally not come to Yaya’s again because it just didn’t seem very welcoming, food was really not great & prices is extortionate especially given the service and quality of food served. As a constructive feedback, I’ll say please 🙏 serve the food with everyone else’s so other loved ones or friends aren’t having to wait too long. A smile doesn’t harm and so a cheerful embrace or welcome is priceless and can be very helpful. Working on the menu and training the chefs for a better more tasty menu is something you should really consider. Please don’t take my review personally but rather this is a very honest assessment of what i experienced.

Absolutely shocking. I waited over 1hr and 30 mins for my food. Shocking customer service. Would not recommend anyone to come here.

I’ve just left with my friends we were so excited to try the food as table of 12 13 people and 2 other families nearly 25 people everything was ok until the so called Manager opens his mouth he’s extremely rude and act like the owner of restaurant even if your are the owner you still don’t have the right to speak to your customer like the way he spoke and told us to leave( as if he’s serving us for free) and said he’s got many people waiting out side.. like for serious ?? I will never ever recommend it to anyone in order of respect.this Manager definitely needs to learn some manners and needs to learn how to deal customer with respect no matter what background they are from. Sorry for the lower stars all for this guy as we didn’t even had the chance to eat our food. This manager Don’t even deserve to be a customer server until he learns manners.

All the food was lovely, disappointed with the Natchos appetiser, they were all soft and crumbled ushed and mixed in with the keema cheese

Top service from Zohaib and Saqib, food was banging👌🏽

Waited over an hour for the food and it wasn’t even cooked properly.

Visited Yayas two days ago, and it was absolutely terrible. I'm new to Manchester and have tried incredible food, one being Eat Meat Steakhouse! However, Yayas was disgusting. We paid £65 for two fillet steaks, were definitely not steaks. They were old, no flavour and just ripped apart. The chips were not fully cooked and the veg was such a small portion, old, and dry. It was the worst thing I've ever had. They even decided to put the 10% charge which they snuck into the bill. We paid and left hungry and dissatisfied. If you want good steak, visit Eat Meat Manchester! We paid less and had a better experience and the most amazing food! Will not be visiting Yayas again. Funny how the owner said fake review - clearly can't take cristism.

There was boogers on the seat and it was hard to get the waiters attention but I liked the steak very lovely and blue drink good

The service was bad, we were asked to order 1 hour in advance otherwise they said they won't take order. It was my birthday and they gave us a table next to weird looking freezers and kitchen. When we asked to change the table, the staff was rude and did not accommodate a small request. No good spot for pictures and was too crowded. The service was slow. The food was bad, their special chicken steak was dry and topped with bad sweet tomato sauce (though we requested to make it extra spicy) with cheese on top, tasteless mushroom sauce with no mushrooms in it and served with seemingly Aldi bought mixed veggies, chips and okayish mashed potatoes. Only the drink was good, however could definitely work on the presentation. Only good thing was they served on time for iftar. Bad ambiance, bad service, and bad food. Charged £44 for two people including £4 service charge for this amazing service.

Food was served to my 3 year old daughter with a chipped plate , in three different places. Food was nothing special.

Your usual restaurant, based in Cheetham Hill, wasn’t an issue finding parking, the service was decent, we ordered steaks. In comparison to other steak places, it felt a bit chewy and gritty, even though we ordered a medium rare steak, it didn’t have the usual melt in your mouth sort of texture, the only thing I’d say was, the steak may have been frozen and then cooked, but the flavours were top and the sides (mash, chips, veg and sauce) were brilliant too! Overall it’s definitely worth trying if you’re in the area, my only thing was the quality of the steak was a little bit of a let down, but everything else was nice 👌🏼

Having never been to Yayas before, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food, the service and atmosphere. The food was to a very high standard, presentation was well thought and portion sizes were great!

Seated quickly despite being walk-ins. We were given recommendations on what to eat when we had a dilemma over a few dishes. They were inspired choices. Would highly recommend the silky prawns for starters and the special handi and the tarragon chicken for the mains.

The lamb chop starter was not good quality meat. I had to throw it out.

Horrible steak. Don’t know how they class it as a steak when I make better at home. Stay Away.

Food was mediocre, service was bad though. Didnt get starters and when mains came out the waiter made out like we had already had our starters. Ended up cancelling them instead so we had a hot main instead of eating that cold if we waited for starter. First visit and certainly the last unfortunately. A couple of quid knocked off bill but whole experience off putting and wouldn't return

Had the T-bone steak - it was honestly rubbish, I din’t think they know how to cook steak- awful experience - will not be back again, used to be good but now seems to have gone downhill.

I dont usually write reviews but had to for this place..If i could give no stars i would, literally just left the place. The service was terrible the waiter dropped my food over me and didn’t even apologise. Food was disgusting, I ordered the beef burger and home made chips. let me just say the burger was dry as hell, I wouldnt even feed it to my dog. My chips were drenched in oil if you want heartburn your in the right place. My sister order chicken stir fry which was covered in more sauce than chicken, the “egg” fried rice was basically plain rice with a few pieces of peas and sweetcorn. Ended up paying £90 which was a complete rip off. AVOID AT ALL COST !!

the food is relly nice plas do ome conwll

Food is absolutely amazing!! Surprises me every time!

Food & service excellent quality.

I came here after a very long time. Very disappointed. Food was not fresh not hot just warm. No flavour in the food. Never come again here.

First time coming here was amazing then it become a second third and fourth time and it was really nice and was top. I visited a couple weeks ago after a while and found they have changed their lamb chops seasoning and also their chicken tikka and now charged it to some bland chicken. If I could give some feedback is to go back to the old recipes and old service because this was a 20/10

Went to YAYAS with friends. Food was stunning, the customer service was brilliant. My steak was cooked to perfection. Can't wait to come back.

Always get the yayas sirloin special. Never disappoints

Twice in 2 days, 6 times in the last 2 months, numerous times throughout the years. This place never ceases to amaze. The best steak around, medium rare. The best prices by a mile. Friendly staff. New options on the menu, Salmon was excellent. Eveyone I have ever taken there loves it. NEED I SAY MORE

Great food, lamb Karahi is exceptional. Give it a go if you haven't already. Lamb chops and seekh kebab also very good

Great atmosphere, very welcoming and family friendly

Fantastic service and fantastic food. My husband particularly loved his T Bone Steak

Cheese steak was really nice and cooked exactly how I asked for it

First time visiting this place! Worst place ever. Waited for a very long time and unfortunately had to go tell the waiters that we were not being served, then they decided to take my order. Secondly after placing the order, they give the wrong one! Overall experience was very bad and atmosphere was not very pleasant either.

Food not the same quality as before and service is going down hill very poor

Wasn't all that 3/10 and they don't tell you about the service charge added at the end. Mushroom sauce is just cream and the daiquiri just ice. Everything else is a miss not even a hit

Food was sooo nice!! Lasagne needs a little more garlic though. Delivery driver was such a nice guy, VERY polite and friendly a credit to Yaya's. Will order from here again!!

Food was totally tasteless and portions really small as compared to a few months back.

Top food. Top service. Cleanliness everywhere. Would definitely recommend.

Great food, large portions and really pleasant customer service. Will definitely use again

Can't fault the food. Service is great. Always a go to in Manchester

Delivery was on time but food this time no in baryani no meat butter nan was like butter naan it was dry even shredded chicken steak was taste like it’s old not fresh made boil rice was not boiled rice it was masala rice

The steak was very chewy and not cooked right. Very disappointing as this place used to be good. My cousin couldn’t even cut his steak because the fat wasn’t rendered properly.

Being to Yayas so many times and enjoyed the food. Came last night and really enjoyed the food from staters to mains as well as the missis . Big Thank you wassay for taking care of us lovely gentleman and friendly. He new all the menu which has been the first time we’ve seen that from the staff at yaya’s and he was really enthusiastic can’t fault the service tonight again thank you wassay Thank you 😊😊

Went for a staff meal from work.was very disappointed with the food..we had to send my colleague food back twice to get it cooked as the steak looked like it was sti alive and then she just ordered something else. Salmon was too salty. Chicken was also too salty. By the time my colleague eventually got her food we had all finished so the evening was actually spoilt for us .

Awful compared to how it used to be. Came from Leicester for a football game. Was with my son to have a meal before we headed back home. Upon entry I had no one to give me a table. Had to ask the drinks woman who seemed very disinterested. No one came to take my order when we were given a table. Waiter staff walking around not even checking on customers. Eventually tracked someone down order placed. Ordered a medium t bone steak and a kids meal. My sons order came after 10 mins. Great. Waited 40 mins despite staff walking around not even asking if all was okay. After getting fed up - I eventually asked a member of staff where my food was. Miraculously my food appeared 5 mins later. But the steak was not how I wanted (see picture attached). They had the nerve to charge a service charge despite it practically being self service. I normally don't contest this but on this occasion I refused to pay it. Person at the till was not bothered at all. All in all a bad experience and will not return again when in Manchester.

Food is a nice variety, well made and presented. But the best part is you can leave a cake before you arrive and they bring it out after your meal and do a nice celebration for you be it a birthday or a wedding or whatever.

Half the menu is deleted, and we got dirty dishes.

Just come over to enjoy a the Chicken Special and my colleague the Chicken Stir Fry. Unfortunately both were well undercooked for Chicken, which is surprising. The young waiter was polite and said the kitchen was closed. What a disappointment, we walked out without eating!!

Missed half my order and food was disgusting

Its a family favourite but our last visit was just very odd…no idea whats going on the music was terrible…old desi music from the early 2000s?! It was just an awkward atmosphere i think most people were feeling it. Other than that previous experiences have always been good with good atmosphere. The music /vibe was a let down unfortunately.

Nasty food chips were cold, poor quality steak and service charge £8.90 absolutely rip off wouldn’t recommend to anyone

*9th Sept 2023 Update* 4 years since I last visited. First impressions weren't great as literally almost half the menu had been crossed off in black marker. Why not just print a new menu? Ordered the lamb chops again and this time significantly less meat and much more expensive (£9) for 3 chops but tasty. As was the starter mix grill. The keema nacho starter was tasty, good heat and spice. Ordered a double patty beef mince burger and felt more like a double cheeseburger from McDonald's than a gourmet burger. Very flat, not tender or juicy and couldn't find the caramelised onions I'd ordered with. Fries were good. Mixed berry mocktail was beautiful. Received starters quickly but after that service went downhill fast and very disappointed. We had to request our table be cleared in order to even make space for the mains, waiters giving plates of food to the wrong people even after asking who ordered before putting on the table. We had to fetch our own cutlery. We never received a jug of water for the table we asked for. Getting a hold of a waiter was next to impossible because even though we were the closest table to the till, nobody would look our way yet staff walked past us constantly. Only positive to the service is my sister couldn't eat the Chicken Alfredo she'd wanted because the peppercorn sauce was very spicy for her, (why is there peppercorn sauce in a Fettucini Alfredo anyway? It's supposed to be mild). We swapped it out for a chicken steak which both were crossed off the bill. I appreciate this a lot, however, it seems to me after the refurb done to the building, the quality of the mains and the staff service leaves a lot to be desired. Staff seem very preoccupied in sitting people first rather than the experience from ordering to eating. 3/5 only for the final bill otherwise lower. Won't be returning for a while. Shame. **** Brilliant place to eat. Food was prepared very fast, staff were very polite and made an effort to answer our questions. Our starters included lamb chops, chicken wings and boneless chicken strips. The strips were decent, the chips were great but the chicken wings we had were amazing. Tender meat, wonderful marinade with a satisfying heat. I had a fillet steak with creamy peppercorn sauce, steak cooked medium rare. The meat was tender with hardly any stringy meat. Cooked to perfection. Roasted vegetables had a spice to them as did the peppercorn sauce which gave the dish a kick. The creamy mash was lovely, no chunks and served hot. The price was reasonable and the sides and sauce came with the meal unlike some places where this is extra. Very happy and will be visiting again.

Chips were cold Take long to get the food Gave a small portion of chips It was rip-off and it expensive and it was waste of money and time

My favourite place to eat! 10/10👍👌😋😎 😍

The food is nice here but I felt a little let down with 1 of the orders. A portion of seekh kebabs - I was told 4 in a portion. When it arrived it was 2 seekh kebabs cut in half to make it 4 pieces, picture attached! And a miniature naan is separate!! I wouldn't buy that again. The pasta - chicken peri peri tagliatelle is my favourite dish there also very filling. 😋 Customer service is great, the staff are pleasant and courteous.

Amazing food and Amazing service... if in the area... definitely order the sirloin steak - medium rare with buttery mash. Salmon cheese bites are Amazing and definitely worth it. Atmosphere was 10/10... music was good. Will definitely return when I'm back in Manchester.

Excellent service from wassay, a credit and asset to your team.

A good institution, the prices are good

The service was slow the food took 1 hour to make, the rib was raw, wouldn't recomend

Took a trip down yaya's last night not happy with the quality of food has gone downhill use to really like there food,since then misses and duagher had stomach pains and been vomiting which indicates towards food poisoning

Decent food as always, visited after a few years and I can see they’ve updated their interior slightly. Has a nice atmosphere. Steak was cooked great, nice portion size with plenty on the plate. Wasn’t a huge fan of the strawberry daiquiri, came out as more of a slush puppy than a mocktail. Service was a bit slow, considering we were one of 3 other tables there.

Good service, the boys were lovely. Food took a little longer than expected but that's fine. The chicken karahi was very flavoursome. Would highly recommend it.

I went yesterday to yayas. The food was disgusting and the lamb had a weird smell. The service was terrible. The workers were just talking amongst them near the tills. I had to call someone like 5 times. (Kept getting ignored) They gave us starters and then never checked up and left us for 45 mins with them starters. Also another customer there was also complaining. When I left I told them the service was terrible. He said they were short staffed. I told him I was going to leave a review because my experience was awful. He whispered something to the other worker who just found it funny and laughed. DO NOT VISIT THIS PLACE YOU WILL BE DISSAPOINTED AND FOOD IS DISGUSTING!!!

Food was delicious we cleaned our plates out.

Honestly waste of time travelling 8miles because my sister gassed this place up after she visited 3 years ago about the prawns but was just waste of energy and money starter was basic tiny portions, rubbish customer service food was basically a microwave meal including sizings small by the way had starter and main before any water got to the table had to ask twice for water lasagne came luke warm staff was sharing a meal at the bar and drinking waters but yet my table was waiting staff are rude and ignorant and honesty felt like there was an element of racism going on honesty would never visit a place that charges these prices for crap food visited 02/02/23

Travelled there on the way to Blackburn from London. A friend recommended the place, and what a recommendation, it was a very pleasant meal with family. The creamy lamb chops were month watering, the steaks were one the best I've had so far. The service was brilliant and the kids enoyed it too.I have to give these guys a 5*. Well done!

Nice atmosphere n good staff. All HALAL options. Good range of options from Pakistani dishes, burgers 🍔, pasta and stakes. Went many a times for stakes. Good sides n potions. Slightly on expensive side that's why one less star. Parking and getting table can be challenging at peak times and weekends.

Horrible service. As good the food is service is just awful. Wanted more rotis and been told takes time and after 25 minutes given 4 rotis and food was dead cold by then. Rude staff and would not pay attention when you required some more stuff.

Overpriced low quality food, The steaks are huge which is not a bad thing if the quality of the meat was any good, it was bland not cooked properly (asked for medium got rare) waiters take forever to come and take order or deal with any issues and on top they have the audacity to charge a service fee without asking.Only good thing was the mash

Food was absolutely gorgeous I’ve always wanted to try yayas, will definitely be ordering again

The food was good, chilli chicken definitely was a favourite. The noodles where delicious too! Great spot in Manchester, perfect for families.

Great food, great service and amazing atmosphere. Been here before and the food is always on point. The place has a fantastic decor and is very comfortable. They have a range of seating available, so you can come with family or friends, the team are very accommodating. We were seating immediately, given time to order. We ordered a variety of items from the menu, notably, the creamy lamb chops, mix platter, steaks and fish starter, which were delicious. The steaks came out how we requested. The waiters checked up on us to ensure we didn't need anything. Honestly the food looked and tasted so good, I forgot to take pictures. The owner of the place also came over to get our feedback about the food. Very nice guy. He was telling us about the new menu items coming soon and even gave us some tasters. We will be returning, looking forward to trying them. Highly recommended. Thank you YaYas.