Posh restaurant that was fit for a romantic valentine’s dinner. Centrally located in Manchester at the top of King st. it has fantastic Instagrammable interiors and a food presentation to match. We had live music on the night too.
The waitress seemed new and wasn’t full versed with the menu, some of the items arrived not as described unfortunately even though stated on the menu.. perhaps they ran out of nuts that day.. also some of the desserts (or ingredients) were lacking on the night.
The food was good, with an interesting selection but to be honest i wish it tasted as good as it looked & sounded.. chicken satay was on point!
Had some issue with the drinks and delayed dessert, however the management had prompt and excellent response to these, their proactivity was very much appreciated though, which made these turn into a positive experience.. I wish many more places had such customer focus..
Would consider trying again for another romantic dinner.
We were pretty impressed with Grand Pacific, it was much better than we'd anticipated, so sometimes you can go back, as it was as good as we remembered Australasia to be. I also think that we ordered well, you can't really go wrong with oysters as long as it's high quality produce, but the other stuff was good too. The prices do mount up though, so it's the sort of upper mid range restaurant you might go to with a group for a special occasion unless you're loaded. If you know Living Ventures restaurants, you'll know what you're getting here, they're slick and glossy, but the food for us on this occasion was as I said well realised.
Although the bar is open all night, if you want to eat at Grand Pacific (and trust me, you really want to eat there) then you’ll have to catch the matinee showing as food is served from 12:00 to 18:00. My leading dame and I are greeted by a very friendly and informative usher who is well-versed in the extensive menu, which is a slightly redacted version of the one that’s handed to customers of Australasia , GP’s sister restaurant that is on the lower ground floor of the complex.
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