Sinclair's
Oyster Bar Manchester - reader comments
"Last
Sunday a few friends and I went for dinner at Sinclair's Oyster Bar,
unfortunately we did not have a very enjoyable meal,
Most of the dishes were off the menu due to the fact
they had no potatoes left, which we thought was quite amusing as they
are the basis of most meals really, especially sunday lunch! And there
are plenty of shops in the area, it's really quite an easy task to
go get some more and they don't take that long to cook.
The staff were unfriendly and unhelpful, when the
food did arrive it was cold and dry, it was as if it had been ready
for some time but the staff were chatting in a corner and couldn't
be bothered to bring it to our table, it came at different times and
one of our friends had to go down the stairs and bring up her own
cold meal. No staff came to clear our table of the plates or glasses
(nor anyone elses for that matter) We also did that ourselves. The
toilets were also unclean and half of them were out of order.
I can understand bars can get really busy and that staff are under
pressure, but it was not that busy when we were there. The only conclusion
I can come to after this experience, is that the staff are either
new and not fully trained or they are just quite rude. We have dined
at Sinclair's Oyster Bar in the past, which have been pleasant experiences,
and it's a shame this one wasn't!"
- carmel conlon, manchester 29/9/07 (visited on a sunday lunchtime)
"I
went here for lunch with 2 German friends who I hoped to impress with
traditional English food. We asked at the bar to get a table and were
bluntly told to sit anywhere. We went upstairs and sat and waited
for ages until I finally gave up and went back downstairs
to place the order. The waitress was not very nice at all and told
me that I needed to order the drinks seperately at the bar
- not very good when the bar is full of drunken football fans. I then
struggled to walk back upstairs with the 3 drinks. Then we sat upstairs
for quite some time until our order came. My salad was very
good, however my friends' sandwiches weren't that
great. I don't think I'll be visiting this place again for
food!"
- amy, manchester 14/5/07 (visited on a sunday lunchtime)
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"I
went here for lunch with 2 German friends who I hoped to impress with
traditional English food. We asked at the bar to get a table and were
bluntly told to sit anywhere. We went upstairs and sat and waited
for ages until I finally gave up and went back downstairs
to place the order. The waitress was not very nice at all and told
me that I needed to order the drinks seperately at the bar
- not very good when the bar is full of drunken football fans. I then
struggled to walk back upstairs with the 3 drinks. Then we sat upstairs
for quite some time until our order came. My salad was very
good, however my friends' sandwiches weren't that
great. I don't think I'll be visiting this place again for
food!"
- amy, manchester 14/5/07 (visited on a sunday lunchtime)