10 Tib Lane, Manchester, M2 4JB [map]

"Have been to this restaurant approx 8-10 times now, brought my employees for xmas last year, had my hen night in the boudoir and have always thoroughly enjoyed it. The food is excellent and have never had a tiny complaint, the waiters are friendly (management sometimes a bit stoney faced though). I think the prices are what you would expect to pay for a central Manchester restaurant, the singers are excellent and Tony the magician is amazing (even booked him for a party I had). I would definately recommend it but it is a bit chilly on the ground floor so try and ask not to be sat there when you book." - lisa, manchester 26/7/07 (visited on a saturday evening)

"I gave this restaurant 4/5 because of the dessert - I had After Eight Brownies with Mint Ice Cream. It was out of this world and the presentation was amazing!!!! Apart from that - it was EXTREMELY expensive and the music was very loud. We were sat downstairs close to the door and they left the door open, so I was quite cold all night. The food was OK - the Piri Piri Chicken came with a Jerk Chicken Spring Roll which was VERY spicy - I can not eat spicy food and would therefore have appreciated if there was a warning on the menu. The decor is very impressive and definitely worth seeing. In the toilets they had a girl there, who 'helped' you wash your hands - It was intimidating and not nice. I later heard that she was a clairvoyant, but still - I find toilet assistants inappropriate, especially in a place this small." - nancy, manchester 11/6/07 (visited on a tuesday evening)

"After hearing good reviews, I've been wanting to visit Lounge 10 for a long time. That's maybe why I never turned around when hearing how loud (and bad) the live swing music was from the top end of the street!!! There's nothing worse than trying to have a romantic meal in intimate surroundings with a heavily amplified drunken crooner slurring away to a backing tape at the end of your table. But that's what gives Lounge 10 it's uniqueness. They're trying to recreate that 19th Century Parisian Moulin Rouge feeling. Live entertainment and sexy surroundings - paintings of naked Roman orgies, velvet curtains and candlelit stairways really add a touch of class. The food, whilst amazingly presented, was nothing special, yet incredibly overpriced. Even with a £20 discount using my Hi-Life card, the bill still came to a whopping £40 and that was for just 2 courses and one bottle of still water!!! The Mediterranean lamb I opted for wasn't a patch on the same dish being offered by Bacchanalia just around the corner. I'm surprised I could taste it at all after having my tastebuds almost cremated by the boiling hot Parsnip and Honey Soup starter. Whilst there may be many better alternatives in town for good food, for great surroundings, Lounge 10 would be hard to beat." - matthew, manchester 7/6/07 (visited on a wednesday evening)