Annies Restaurant

We went to Annie’s on a Sunday evening last month. The restaurant is downstairs which can be confusing as there isn’t a sign nor staff to direct you that way. We were greeted warmly by lovely staff who showed us to our table and sorted out our drinks. The menu is a huge mismatch with pricey wines paired with pub style food. I’m not sure who would come here and pay £150 for a bottle of red wine with their Sunday roast but who knows! Speaking of Sunday lunch, my friend ordered it and it wasn’t great. The meat tasted like the type you get in a packet for sandwiches, the potatoes hard on the outside and powdery in the middle, the gravy had a skin on and the veg had turned to mush.
I ordered the seabass which was supposed to come with spring greens. Correct me if I’m wrong but I always thought spring greens were shredded green leaves? What arrived was peas, mangetout and picked courgette. It was lovely, the seabass was cooked beautifully and the veg was crunchy… just not what it was advertised as and pricey for just shy of £14.
For dessert I ordered the cheeseboard with my friend going for the jam roly poly. The latter was ok, nothing amazing but stodgy as it should be. The chutney on the cheeseboard was beautiful and clearly homemade. The cheeses also good but I wasn’t told what they were nor was this information on the menu. Tasty enough though!
The staff were attentive and friendly. We waited a fair while in between courses which was frustrating considering we were the only ones in the restaurant. The food is average yet I’ve also tried their jam and biscuits which were lovely, perhaps afternoon tea would be a better option?

Came here on a weekday evening after work as a friend wanted to try it out.
Entering we thought the place was empty but it turns out there’s a downstairs — quite a cozy atmosphere in contrast to the upstairs so it was a pleasant surprise
Annie offers an essentially ‘English’ menu and we both embraced this going to the cheese and onion pie. When it arrived it was absolutely delicious but portions were rather on the small size — a small pie dish with a teeny dish of beans and about 8 chips in a pretty stack. Can’t fault the taste but could have eaten it twice!
To fill in the gaps I had sticky toffee pudding for dessert which gave me the stodge I was hoping for (in a very tasty way)
Overall undeniably tasty but pricey for what you get.

I went here for tea and cake after a Saturday afternoon shopping at about 5pm, the back part seemed to be closed so I didn’t get to see all of the restaurant but the part I did see is beautifully decorated, very stylish and has a nice atmosphere. The cakes were nice, hot chocolate was lovely and my mum enjoyed the scone although the portions of jam and cream were small. All in all a cute little gem in the city, I would certainly come again maybe for a meal and there was a poster advertising live music here which would be fun in this luxurious setting. Definitely worth a visit.

I was really looking forward to trying Annie’s as I had heard good things about it but unfortunately it fell far below my high expectations. After spending half the afternoon wandering around Manchester in the pouring rain we couldn’t wait to sit down and have a delicious piece of cake and tea. When we arrived the waitress greeted us warmly and we looked at the menu. The cake selection was limited but sounded nice. However when we came to order we were told that they had sold out of 2 of the cakes so that left us with a even more limited choice. The atmosphere was zero and it felt a bit like being in Costa coffee rather than an independent. The cakes weren’t the best I’ve had either. Next time we will definitely head over to the Northern Quarter as there are so many places who do it better there.

Went valentines day, To Annie’s after giving it superb review last time. Very pricey for poor level of menu £ 40 each. Special occasions you do pay more as aware off. Seems so poor of choice this time around & vegetarian would have had not any decent choice. Starter was below standard for a established restaurant. Main meal average & desert like you get in average café. If I could of turned clock back would of gone to ford Maddox brown wether spones in rusholme as did last year on valentines day as much better quility at £ 10 each top quility meal & bottle wine.

We chose to eat at Annie’s because of the press it was given at its opening.
We were greeted by front of house who was pleasant and welcoming. Felt genuinely welcome. We were shown to our pre booked table and offered the drinks menu. Clearly set out and priced. Expensive drinks, but then it is in the middle of the city!
Husband chose braised lamb shank and I had pork loin chop. Both were cooked to perfection! Lamb accompanied by mash and gravy, which was divine. Chop had cider gravy, whole baked apple and caramelised red cabbage and shallots. Flavours were superb.
Deserts were slightly boring. I had Manchester Tart which no raspberry jam inside. Husband had apple crumble which was extremely small but tasty. I ordered a liquor coffee with desert, but this only came once we reminded the waiting staff once, and was sent back because it had no liquor in it! It was still on the bill however, which we had to press to have removed.
Jenny McAlpine (Fizz from Coronation St) came over and chatted before the meal, even though she looked very busy, which was a nice touch. She was very involved with the running of the place and as we had deserts she was setting a table for a birthday booking.
Overall, it’s worth a visit. Expensive in comparison to other places but great atmosphere. Clean and friendly too! Would go back, without ordering coffee ;)

Took mum for a birthday lunch before going on to the theatre. Instant welcome from owner Chris, and the lovely Jennie McAlpine was just on her way out! She gave my mum a lovely hug and kiss, wishing her a happy birthday!
We were seated downstairs, in the restaurant, where, although quite dark, there is a lovely relaxed atmosphere. we chose the three cheese and onion pie after hearing rave reviews on twitter. I have to say we weren’t disappointed, we had the option of a mashed potato topping or pastry lid. We chose the pastry, and teamed it with fat chips and a side. Sides were quite expensive — nearly £4 for a few florets of broccoli, but the quality of the food was excellent.
The staff were friendly and helpful, but I did note that nobody returned to us during the meal to see if everything was ok, or to ask if we wanted more drinks.
as it was, everything WAS okay, and we enjoyed our first experience of Annies.

A friend took us to Annies in the week as we had never been before, where we all enjoyed drinks and snacks, and friendly service, but when I returned (3 days later) with friends who had not been the service was poor, not friendly at all. Cappuccino had gone from £1.60 to £3.00 in 3 days, no snacks available, I witnessed 7 people leave as they wanted a snack in the bar. Clearly the staff did not care, abruptly told nothing at week end! how hard is it to have a few snacks or pastries at weekend for shoppers? Not the way to attract repeat customers in my opinion, we were going to book a meal for a birthday while we were in, but after today’s experience did not bother.