Refuge MCR

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   David

   Manchester1 review

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing interior and the good is good. Service was pretty poor. Was seated and had to ask to be served. Considering they add service charge automatically, you expect service to be decent. Food arrived before our drinks. Then starters weren’t cleared and no further drinks offered. Mains arrived and they had to clear starters at same time. Then offered us another drink. We would have ordered a bottle of wine but didn’t as it seemed rushed. Waitress was pleasant in manner when she did serve us. I try to get her attention but she smiled and looked away. Think she didn’t want to be there maybe. Won’t rush back as service is key when you’re spending this kind of cash.
   

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   Alison

   Derbyshire1 review

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely setting and comfortable No fault whatsoever with service and politeness of staff but very disappointed with food. Very limited choice on menus. We went for the large plate Very expensive for the meal .My main was smoked bacon chop which initially arrived cold and v tough.I was expecting it to be served with cavolo Nero as a vegetable as this was listed on the menu.It was served as a one inch crisp .. just garnish as opposed to anything of substance .The sauce was very sickly My friend had salmon which was also initially lukewarm .It had some type of salad accompaniment which was extremely ‘sharp’ and made her cough and her eyes water. The food was re served hotter and 25% was taken off the food bill but we were still very disappointed
   

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   Mark

   Manchester10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely food and service in beautiful surroundings.
   

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   Jarrad

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food, the staff were attentive and great atmosphere.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Manchester1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Wow. We have found THE Sunday lunch. I thought Albert’s was perfect. This was divine. The service was good. There was a girl with very short dark hair who brought our food who clearly didn’t want a tip. Or to be there. No one asked was the food ok as they were chatting at the bar. But fortunately we didn’t need them. And the some weird situation where we had to put out leftovers in some tin foil ourselves at the table because apparently they weren’t allowed to touch our food. Which is bonkers. And resulted in me not leaving at tip. Shame.
   

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   Colin

   Yorkshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Sunday Lunch platter was excellent, plenty for 2 to share . Will definitely revisit , thanks
   

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   Hina

   Manchester4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Was really disappointed as they would not accommodate my allergies and food intolerances I don’t eat beef I and asked them to swap this out with something else and they said they couldn’t not do this We suggested they give me two of one item instead and again they said it was a very strict policy It’s a shame as the ambience was beautiful
   

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   Helen

   Manchester8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 5, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I can't fault the quality of the food or service, but I was disappointed that as a gluten intolerant vegetarian, there wasn't much choice in comparison to when I've been previously. Though the Yorkshire rhubarb meringue dessert was divine and almost made up for the lack of choice.
   

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   Bkrab1

   Surrey8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 4, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The refuge is a lovely place to visit- we had the small plates which were ok but not nearly as good as the last time we came. The prawns were mushy and tasteless, the salad nicoise had undercooked potatoes and the chicken was a bit bland and not crispy enough - to be honest, the best thing was the sourdough bread! Such a shame as it was a treat visiting family for a treat.
   

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    LeonFrenchy

    London3 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    The venue is lovely, however we had to wait 20 minutes for our table as it was not set up even though the dining area was very quiet. The service was terrible we had to keep getting up to get the wait staffs attention to order. The food was ok but wasn’t very warm and felt overpriced for what it was.
    

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