Lucky Cat - Manchester, Mezzanine

Came here for my birthday treat. The Omakase experience. °The food, exceptional. Well prepared, playfully, and the taste and texture, divine. °The atmosphere was good, vibrant, fun, and nice decor. However, as it was not busy, it lacked warmth. °The Omakase chef, Ralph(?) was amazing. Fun, jokey, knowledgeable, and playful with his craft work. °The only negative, was, as a tall man, my legs brushed up against the bar, and when my knee lifted at one point, it felt something splodgy, when I looked, I found a piece of chewing gum stuck to my pants on the knee area... ... everything else was otherwise perfect. I simply took it off with a napkin and moved on. So we paid, and I mentioned it to the male worker in a suit (so assuming manager) who took the payment. It was just an off-hand comment that it was the only downside.. Well, he couldn't care less, dismissive, rude, and just walked away. There was a female worker next to him, she was very nice, she actually apologised that he didn't care and took our small complaint seriously by telling us they'd mention it to the staff so they'd clean under the bar table more thoroughly and she was shocked someone would put chewing gum there in first place. We really didn't care. It was an unfortunate minor incident, but the male manager's sour attitude made it worse. She, on the other hand, handled the minor issue complaint, like a pro. Kudos. Overall, I'd come back again. The staff (minus the manager) were wonderful, friendly, and knowledgeable. One even told us of the history of the restaurant when it was a bank. The food is phenomenonal. The atmopshere, lovely. Prices are reasonable for a higher end restaurant with experiences.

Had the most amazing time at Lucky Cat Manchester, made even better by the fantastic cocktail masterclass - special shout out to Wilf for putting up with all my questions and making a really special evening! Would highly recommend the special events they offer, very generous for the price and really informative!

Absolutely fabulous evening spent @luckycat Manchester. The food was amazing, everything we had was a taste explosion! We were served by Lucifer & Ciaran, who were very attentive. They looked after our party of six so well we felt like royalty. The old Midland Bank building set the whole night off. You must visit the toilets downstairs in the vault!!! Cannot recommend this restaurant enough.