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Bourbon & Black Central
Bourbon & Black Central Reviews

Bourbon & Black Central

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Reviews of Bourbon & Black Central (116)

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5.0/6

116 reviews

5.0/6

116 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Average"
3/6
Zoe S.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice place and really friendly staff but a bit slow with food. Given 3 only down to the fact that the food wasn't to my taste, partner liked his fillet steak minus the house steak rub. Quite a few things that weren't available so I had steak sandwich which wasn't all that. I'm sure this branch will get better as it establishes itself, you can tell it's still pretty new.

"Excellent"
6/6
Daniel V.7 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic food and good menu at a reasonable price. Excellent service. Try the brisket it was immense. We will be back when we next visit Manchester

"Not good "
2/6
Andrew B.7 years ago · 1 review

Food came out at different times. Was also cold. Certainly not worth paying full price (we had a 40% off code). Really loud live music-not great if you're eating.

"Very good"
5/6
Michael W.7 years ago · 1 review

Bourbon and Black Central Manchester has great food and service, with friendly staff. The ribs were excellent. I will definitely be coming back for more.

"Very good"
5/6
Edward M.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was great and good service, very attentive all night and steak was cooked to perfection , was a good night only thing that could change was it should have been busier!

"Very good"
5/6
Andrew M.7 years ago · 1 review

Overall the meal, service and entertainment (a blues band) were all very good. The steak was an absolutely fantastic bit of meat cooked to perfection. The only thing that I would say let it down slightly were the sides were a bit mediocre.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lee T.7 years ago · 1 review

The selection of bourbon is fantastic, whilst the staff are able to guide you with their knowledge. The food is out of this world and I can reccomended the 42oz steak

"Very good"
5/6
Ally K.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and service. Felt welcome as soon as I walked in. Cocktails were also very delicious. Recommend the pulled pork on mouth watering deep fried mac and cheese.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jason W.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food with huge portions, wonderful cocktails which were really strong and fun friendly staff. Going back again soon, great new place and great atmosphere!

"Excellent"
6/6
Jenny T.7 years ago · 1 review

Extremely friendly staff, the food is delicious and reasonably priced! The pigs in blankets are a personal favourite! I'd definitely recommend this restaurant, especially on the nights they play live music

"Very good"
5/6
Kerry W.7 years ago · 1 review

It was very quiet when we arrived, which was a little off putting, but started to fill up after 30 mins or so. The service, staff and food were brilliant. We will definitely be back. Thanks

"Average"
3/6
Michelle H.7 years ago · 1 review

At lunch time they only serve a very limited lunch menu with 7 items to choose from (3 of which were salads) which was not explained on their website. Needless to say we were disappointed with the choice available. The food took a long time to arrive even though there were only 2 tables, however what we were served was tasty.

"Average"
3/6
Sarah C.7 years ago · 1 review

Poor menu choice, no ribs or seafood available which was 50% of the menu. However, bill was reduced to compensate! Great service, seemingly let down by a poorly run kitchen

"Very good"
5/6
Stuart H.7 years ago · 1 review

Really great night. Food lovely, drinks reasonable price, service brilliant. Atmosphere really good. Would recommend pigs in blankets. Not sure we made the right choice in steak. The tomahawk probably wasn't the right one for us but looked great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kai W.7 years ago · 2 reviews

The restaurant was fabulous the fillet was a mouth to die for along with their signature bbq sauce. Service was top notch with the server catering to us without being feeling harassed. A great find and recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Annemarie P.7 years ago · 1 review

A great addition to Manchester's live music, food & drinks scene! Lovely, attentive staff, tasty food, and great bands on the weekends! Will be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Moqing W.7 years ago · 1 review

Really hope this place takes off as the location has seen many failed restaurants/bars. Overall good experience and very friendly server (without being annoying) and the prices are reasonable with a good drinks selection. Not as many teething problems as i thought it might have, though they didn't have enough cutlery to bring new knives and forks between meals. I didn't go to the bathroom but my friend did and said it was freezing.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kerry A.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and top notch customer service for a very reasonable price. Pigs in blankets were amazing as was the pulled pork. First time here but will most definitely return.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sally H.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food, great service would go again. Had a 40% off food offer which was fab. Good portion sizes and very tasty food. Good cocktails

"Very good"
5/6
Lisa B.7 years ago · 1 review

Really good food. Our steak was lovely, and the sides were delicious. Shame about the inconsistent staffing...we did get a round of drinks free to make up for it.

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephen G.7 years ago · 1 review

The food and the service was exceptional. We would definitely go here again. Easy to find the location, very reasonably priced, staff very attentive and friendly.

"Very good"
5/6
Hoyan H.7 years ago · 1 review

Great place to eat, food was lovely and good sized portions. Only downfall was air conditioning kept changing hot to cold at the end of the meal.

"Good"
4/6
jessica B.7 years ago · 1 review

good overall experience but the food menu was limited that day because it was bank holiday weekend and they didnt have enough ingredients. however we were the only diners and got treated very very well with a free shot at the end

"Excellent"
6/6
Natalia S.7 years ago · 1 review

great foo and music. amazing cocktails. happy to have a place like this in Manchester! :) bb king pulled pork and aviation are an absolute must

"Average"
3/6
Dan T.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was good but not exceptional, whilst we weren't sure whether it was table or to the bar service. I agree with somebody's review on TripAdvisor that it's a place that doesn't know what it is. The drinks were great and the barman very friendly!

"Excellent"
6/6
Lauren D.7 years ago · 1 review

The service here is excellent, our waitress on wednesday evening was fantastic, friendly and helpful. She was managing the whole floor by herself but never failed to turn up at the table with a smile, catered for our every request and was really helpful explaining the menu and making recommendations. The food is good, very good with 40% off but I would possibly be a little underwhelmed if I had paid full price. The starters were excellent and the mains/sides ranged from 'incredible' (the mac and cheese) to 'ok' (burger/chips) There was a lot of options unavailable on the menu including all of the fish and most of the steaks and this is something I have heard before from here. All in all the food tastes good and whilst it isn't particularly over priced there is slight room for improvement. The service is impeccable and I can imagine the bar and restaurant itself has a really great atmosphere on a busy weekend. Will definitely return and hopefully try the fish!

"Excellent"
6/6
Jenni J.7 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food, cocktails are really fun and the staff were lovely and helpful. Informal style dining area but nice. Food is big portions so over-ordering is easy! Would definitely eat here again

"Excellent"
6/6
Kirsty F.7 years ago · 12 reviews

Lovely food, good atmosphere and friendly staff as always. They know what they're doing when it comes to steak and I highly recommend their fillet. The chips are fat, crispy and golden and their jalepeno poppers are divine!

"Awful"
1/6
Ian R.7 years ago · 4 reviews

Very poor ! Food awful ! Not the same place and we visited 2weeks ago. Waited ages for mains and food sent back. Will not be visiting again EVER .. Place was cold and even had to bring a heater to table

"Good"
4/6
Rich P.7 years ago · 3 reviews

The staff made this visit special! We had the Piquante Paloma, Bourbon & Blackberry cocktails (15) which added to the experience, if somewhat overpriced. The food was extremely tasty with the poppers a highlight. The chips are outstanding. Beware the pulled mushroom dish, it's huge. The 40% food discount attracted me and funded the cocktails. I would definitely return but wouldn't sit in the basement.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie P.7 years ago · 1 review

The staff were very attentive and helpful. The food is also excellent. It was a really enjoyable evening with cocktails and a band playing live music to top it off.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie R.7 years ago · 1 review

Very helpful staff, fantastic meal! Great choice of food too, with interesting names e.g. Johnny Cash burger. Would definitely visit there again when in Manchester.

"Average"
3/6
Erica H.7 years ago · 1 review

The restaurant was cold, the upstairs and downstairs parts were closed so we didn't have a great choice of seats as it is quite small. The food was ok but very expensive, 15.95 for a pulled pork burger, luckily we had a 40% off voucher or I would have to say it is not worth the money.

"Awful"
1/6
Phil R.7 years ago · 1 review

Very disappointed. I had been very much looking forward to eating here for the first time, after seeing various things online I thought it might be right up my street, however I was sorely let down. The management need to either employ more waiting on staff or better train the ones that they already have. The restaurant was far from capacity and yet my partner and I had to wait for 15 minutes until a waiter actually came close enough to our table that I could ask for drinks, (he took our food order at this point also). Unfortunately we didn't get to try the drinks as after 30 minutes we still hadn't received any. The final straw was having our meals brought out to us and having half of my food spilt onto the table, I wasn't offered the courtesy of a replacement. I again asked for our drinks. At this point we decided to leave, on walking to the exit I was accosted by the waitress and asked I we were at least paying for the meals!!?? I'm a strong believer in showing appreciation of great service with a generous tip but I'd say this is probably the worst service I've ever received. I just found the whole experience strange. In all fairness the steak looked delicious.

"Excellent"
6/6
Shannon S.7 years ago · 1 review

We had the full rack of ribs and the large mussels. Both were absolutely fantastic! The ribs had so much meat on them and the slaw was great. The muscles were super tasty. We had 2 cocktails and they didn't disappoint!

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew S.7 years ago · 1 review

We had a really great time, staff were friendly and helpful and the food was great. The starters were fantastic, especially the prawns but the tomahawk steak stole the show.

"Average"
3/6
Ashley M.7 years ago · 1 review

Food wasn't great. Service was slow. Other half's steak sandwich and chips not as good as what I get from M&S for lunch. My shellfish selection was a little boring.

"Excellent"
6/6
Janet Y.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was delicious and generously proportioned but it was the corn bread that stole the show for me. Service was very friendly too. Will definitely add this onto my list of recommendations to my friends.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ian R.7 years ago · 4 reviews

Great place great food !!!! Can't wait to book again for the deal ... Even got free cocktail ... Try it .. It's great xxx

"Very good"
5/6
Lisa D.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was all great but they didn't have a few of the things on the menu as they had ran out. Would recommend the fillet steak