I have been using this branch of Natwest since I've been a student and honestly, to me it has…read moreserved me good! It's in precinct centre and great for any bank work when you're right out of a lecture, considering most of the lecture buildings are right there! The bank itself has a very accommodating staff and its usually not as busy as the Natwest on Oxford Road. It's looks are also very professional and more modern than the other Natwest's amongst Wilmslow Road, which gives it a more posh look. The bank also has a cash machine inside and outside. It seems great for all students considering location and its not-so-busy atmosphere.

I am a customer with barclays and I am generally very happy with their service. It is a standard…read morelayout to the inside of the bank. There are cash machines both inside and outside of the branch. Also, inside there is the usual set of cashier windows along with a section to the side where you can go and speak to an advisor. One of the newer features of this branch is that they have a desk in the open foyer area of the ank where you can just walk up and ask simple questions about anything barclays related. I have used this many times when I have had a query with my account. Another good addition to the branch is that they have introduced a few new machine that allow you to enter your bank card and view your account information such as statements within the branch itself. Sometimes though, these machines can be out of order which can be quite frustrating if you are going into the branch with the specific intention of using one of them.

I like HSBC's Manchester city-centre branch, it is located in St Ann's Square, opposite the Royal…read moreExchange Theatre, it is fairly large for a bank, over multiple floors, with a counter service on the upper level, yet there are still ATM's and staff members who can answer basic questions as you go into the store. I find the staff here to be pretty friendly and helpful, they can help regarding both HSBC and First Direct accounts. I could easily pay in money, even though I had forgotten my card, as I had access to my online banking portal. The branch feels fairly modern overall, I like the "This is Manchester" branding on the exterior window and the overall look/feel of the branch. I do find their opening hours to be a little restrictive, especially on weekends, they close at 1 pm on Saturday and then they're closed until Monday, during the week the hours are the standard 9 - 5. 4* - Good bank branch in the centre of town for HSBC and First Direct customers and one I'll surely be returning to in the not so distant future.

I never thought I'd be giving a bank a 5 stars, especially when it's never showing up the ideal…read morebank balance. But this HSBC is the best HSBC I've come across all around the country. And I've been to a few. It's got quite a few floors which probably meets a lot of different banking needs. There's always lots of staff looking to help you, answer your question, direct you to a floor or one of the most easiest, self-sufficient pieces of machinery ever made to man. Most of the time going to the bank is a hectic, painful experience. But it's made ever so easier at St Ann's.

Metro Bank launched in 2010, at the time of launch they were the first high street bank to open a…read moretangible bricks and mortar branch in over 150 years, this location in Manchester was met with huge excitement when opening in 2019, mainly down to the fact this was Metro Bank's first location up North. In terms of appearance, the bank does look good, from the exterior, it is bright, modern and looks more like a casino or office building rather than a bank. Like most banks in the city, it is located on Market Street, you enter the branch through the street, however, it does make up a part of the Manchester Arndale. The bank claims they are service focused and like dealing with customers face-to-face, the biggest problem with this is that there are no in-store ATM's, this means you have to queue to do the most basic of activities such as paying in money into your account. Two machines allow you to withdraw money only, they are located just outside the branch inside the Manchester Arndale, but in terms of in-store machines, there is nothing. It can take a while to get served, they seem to always have lots of staff members around the bank, but half of them just seem to be doing nothing, sitting at tables, staring at a queue that continues to grow. Opening hours are generally the best out of any branch in the city, although they have cut down drastically since Coronavirus hit, pre-pandemic they were open until 8 pm during the week and they even were open on Sunday's. This was one of the biggest pros of Metro Bank, sadly one that may never return. 3* - It looks good, staff are nice when you can finally get served. Speed of service and lack of in-store machines offering quick and convenient banking are big cons for me.

Barclays Bank in Middleton is quite a nice bank, albeit, it does look old-fashioned from the…read moreoutside due to the building it is in, and then as you walk into the Bank as they is a sort of corridor and a staff staircase, before entering the main shop floor, it is quite modern on the shop floor. Barclays bank are quite a large bank in the UK, and around the world, being founded 325 years ago and since then earning a place in the FTSE 100 index on the London Stock Exchange. Talking more about this branch, once you have braced the more old-fashioned parts, the actual shop floor is quite nice and has been refurbished in the past year or two, and is much nicer than it previously was when I last seemed to go in. The bank also has free wi-fi, without a long sign-up required, although I'm sure you still need to confirm you want to join and perhaps an email address, but it is quick to set-up and good signal too, and could be used next store or even while waiting for the bus at the bus stop opposite, which I found to be helpful for me, having used by 2048MB of data allowance while waiting for a bus, wanting to connect to wi-fi to browse Yelp. The staff here don't seem to stand out, but they seem okay and nicer than some other branches I have visited, but they were just average. This bank is quite a nice bank for a small town, albeit it isn't perfect it does deserve a solid 3 stars!

I wanted to open an account and was passing through this branch and thought of dropping by and…read moreenquiring. The branch is not as good as other branches which i have seen in manchester. The best branch is the one in chorlton at the four bank road. second i think is the one in withington, opposite the withington library. The staff are always good and helpfull. Sometimes though you have to wait for a while until someone comes over to help you and when the queue bulids up. But hey its credit crunch and due to redundancies etc there is a staff shortage in almost all business sector.

Small, but friendly, efficient and helpful. Their current account and saving rates have been very…read moregood. I have been with them ever since they took over my account from Alliance & Leicester and moved into into the Grove Street branch.

A pretty basic branch with poor facilities serving the Cheshire town of Wilmslow - while it isn't…read morethe worst bank in the city, that title has to go to Natwest further down the street - Santander really is highly below average and if this was my local branch I would strongly consider leaving the bank altogether, even though they do offer one of the better interest rates on current accounts right now. A lack of staff, ATM's and banking machines and a pretty old-fashioned feel of the store which is pretty small do counter into that, while also including the horrible opening hours where they not only open slightly later than average at 9:30 but they also close at 5 which is again slightly earlier than other banks, which is again frustrating to considering it isn't open on weekends. Not only was the store understaffed with little room for more staff at the counter, but service also seemed to move really slow and unlike other stores, there wasn't a separate and quicker queue to get pointed in the right direction perhaps with just a simple issue or query. 1*

A great branch of the yorkshire bank with a open friendly welcoming atmosphere, the staff were very…read moreeffecient and friendly and happy to help me with my quiries. There were Pleanty of staff working the counter and walking about ready to help. Lots of leaflets and banking notes all around explaining there products. Overall a very good branch and very welcoming branch I felt that they treated me as an idividual customer even though it is not my regular branch.