If you're looking for fast food, or something quick and easy while shopping in Manchester, I…read morewouldn't blame you for choosing the Arndale Food Court, while it may not be the best in the world, it has multiple fast food brands all in one place, serving many different cuisines to find near enough something for everyone. Brands here include McDonald's, Subway, KFC, Pizza Hut Express and Chopstix Noodle Bar. While most the brands here and similar alternatives can be found elsewhere in the city centre, it's nice having them all in one place, suitable if you have people in your party who want different things, or just something simple hen sheltering from one of Manchester's rainy days, we see all too often. It can be accessed through stairs in the Arndale Shopping Centre, or escalators from Market Street. PRO TIP: If you're unable to find a seat in the main Food Court area, head down the stairs into the mall, and there is a seating area opposite Boots, which seems much quieter. It is mostly clean, but always does seem to be busy so isn't the most comfortable place in the world, but fits the job as far as a Food Court is concerned, but with Manchester's amazing dining scene, there's so much better elsewhere in the city for everything from burgers to pizza. 3*

This place is absolutely horrible. I wish there was a zero stars option. Hoards of teenage scum…read moreswarming around in a greasy swirl of fast food making their already appalling acne even worse and transmitting it to everyone else. The place is jam-packed every time of day no matter what day. You can never get a seat and if you can the table will be covered in the old fried chicken or melted cheese from someone's pizza slice. I like KFC but this one is ruined by its surroundings. The pizza is sold in slices making it really expensive. KFC smells bad. McDonalds smells bad. Subway smells bad. All mingled together, they smell unbelievable appalling. Plus its boiling hot. So I'd rather sit on the end of a skewer.

Your service totally unacceptable. Your servers poor. You do not take someone in the groups order…read moreand not take the other person in the group. And you have more than an hour until closing. Don't waste your time, money or energy.

I have walked past Mackie a few times to get to ancoats, and heard good things about it. One Friday…read moreI decided to check out the menu and go over and try it. I didn't know what to expect at first but I got there around 1130am and I think they were on the switch over from breakfast to dinner .. I picked a table and got the menu up using the qr code on the table and had a browse. As most places were only opening at 12, I had a limited menu, but what was in the menu looked amazing. You can order from 1 place, or multiple places and pay on the same bill so I went for a drink from one place and an h burger from another. It was really cool, the servers brought the drink and it was very quick, and then the food came later .. but not much later. It was amazing, so delicious and juicy and just a great all around burger and great all around experience. It would be great for a group of people as each could order their own and have a mix of different cuisines. There was only the downstairs open when I went and when I go back I will go after midday but I'd have to be careful as it statutes to get a bit busy as I was leaving .. all in all it was a great place and a great experience and I will for sure be returning.

Food Court contains a selection of different fast food chains such as pizza hut, KFC, Macdonalds,…read moresubway and spud-u-like. It's a good place to come if you are with kids as its easy to please everyone. Beware of going at weekends as it is always mad busy and you have to fight for a table most of the time! Ques are normally quite large, but move very quickly and efficiently.

An upgraded rating for Manchester's Corn Exchange mainly for the stunning building and really…read morefriendly security staff, while the selection of restaurants is just OK, including Gino's, Doner Haus, Vapiano, Pho, Cosy Club and a few others and I've had mixed dining experiences at the establishments here, it is A-OK. Due to it being an old building, many establishments are inaccesiable or have the slowest lifts in town which always seem to be breaking down! 3*

The Corn Exchange has been an iconic building in MCR for quite sometime. Having gone through major…read morechanges over the time, most recently a small shopping centre dubbed 'The Triangle' the Corn Exchange that we all know and love has been fantastically restored. Now a foodie haven for Manchester folk and visitors alike, the place is packed to the rafters with chain restaurants such as Byron, Wahaca, Vapiano, Cabana Brasil and The Cosy Club to name a few. All serving decent grub and all in a prime location for a break-from-shopping lunch or dinner before a night out. The building is also due to host Roomzzz Aparthotel in the next few months too.

The main draw for this hot dog stand is that it isn't Burger King, KFC or McDonalds. That's…read morehonestly about all there is to it in terms of real advantage. That said, this isn't knocking the place. This, like What A Potato up the road, is a good enough place to grab some food if you're in a mad dash or the wallet/purse is feeling a bit light. This rascal is located at the bottom of Market Street and the sausages are pretty massive, meaning that you could be still eating it after doing a couple of laps of the city centre (or not if you're a greedy guts like me). Its cheap food that will fill a hole in a relatively pleasing way and definitely better than the sort of bilge thrown out by the archetypal burger van. Give 'em a try.

£1.99 happy hour deal. Hot dog and drink - can of soft drink. Proper sausages. Tastes good. Nice…read morebite to eat while out shopping

I visit Manchester once a year for what seems like forever. Until covid and it has been nearly 3…read moreyears. My hosts love going to this food court in the Arndale Center. It is always easy to find something. This time I saw Viet Shack. I opted for the Lemongrass Chicken Burger. Man was this tasty. Very friendly service too.

The staff here are SO nice and excited to have you as a customer!…read more The food is excellent value - £3 for a banh mih and £2.80 for a king prawn summer roll (you get two). The banh mih had the flavour I felt was missing from I Am Pho's version, really beautiful blend of sweet and tangy. I do think Amir is right about the bread though, towards the end of the sandwich its "part baked" flavour started to overwhelm the deliciousness of the filling (also that end possibly needed a bit more filling in it). Summer rolls were great, I tried the peanut sauce with chilli added as suggested, which was yum. Next time I'll try their other chilli option. Overall a great addition to Manchester's lunchtime scene and I look forward to seeing them at street food events in the near future!

During a bit of a spending spree in the January sales, I was in need of a quick lunch. I did a bit…read moreof a double-take at the flamboyant signage at the place which used to be Ethnic Bites, but the Indian man and lady there are the same as before and reassured me that only the name has changed. The artwork is really nice (see photo) and now they are called Bollywood Dhaba. A dhaba is a roadside café serving hearty, inexpensive, homemade meals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaba I can't claim to have visited India, but given the choice between a dhaba and my experience of overpriced rubbish food at motorway service stations in the 'developed' west, I know what I'm having! Prices are still rock-bottom - I paid just £3.60 for half portions each of potato & aubergine sabzi and pakora curry over basmati rice. Half the curries are vegetarian and for a market stall the choice is quite extensive, maybe eight vegetarian options with another eight non-vegetarian. Portions are ample. At this price point, it was nice to see a good 50/50 ratio of aubergine to potato in that curry, and also you need to check out the pakora curry which is plain pakora in a silky, spiced sauce, maybe some yoghurt or buttermilk in there (not sure)? I'm tipping my hat to Arndale Market for giving us authentic mom & pop ethnic food places such as Bollywood Dhaba in Manchester's main shopping district. I'm reading references to Pancho's Burritos in the national press as a budget food highlight of Manchester. OK, so Mexican food is more novel to the UK, but let's not get so blasé about Indian as to forget the value of a freshly-made curry for £3.60!

Ethnic Bites is a rubbish name for an Indian restaurant. Even for a small Indian fast food cafe…read more We've established that the name bites, so it's a good job the curries make up for it. They usually have about 12 different curries on offer - 6 veggie and 6 meaty. I usually have the chana masala. When I brought my sister here she opted for the vegetable korma. The friendly woman behind the counter made sure that she was aware that this was a very mild dish and recommended that she would mix something else with it. Basically, you can choose a few different curries and they'll whack them all in your polystyrene dish for you with a whopping helping of rice. You then get to help yourself to a variety of salads and sauces. Well, as many as you can balance on top of your curry. I even went back for more salad and they didn't seem to mind. At £3.30 for a massive dish of rice, a couple of different curries and a salad, this is a truly bargainous place for lunch. Of course it's not as good as proper restaurant curry but for it's tasty, filling and cheap, so get yourself down to the Arndale Market.

The curry is delicious though they didn't sell my favorite dishes, still buy their curry rice from…read moretime to time

Wing's is a Chinese take out within the Arndale Food Market. They have an excellent variation of…read moreChinese meals on offer and they're perfect for lunch times, especially if you're in a rush. You can order from any of the set menu meals on the large board at the back or essentially mix and match anything you want - they even cook some meals to order rather than serving it from the counter. The staff are friendly and I was served and got my food in just a matter of minutes! They do get busy, which is a good sign! My noodles were fresh and had only just bee put out. I took it back to my office to eat and it was well packaged and still piping hot. I'll go here a lot whilst working in the city!

Everyone loves fried chicken and they love it more when it Kentucky fried chicken! KFC is literally…read moreadored by chicken lovers! This one in the Arndale food court is an eternally crowded one, with lots of kids whining for what they want. Then they are followed by adults who are also yelling a lot and ultimately, the place is a reminder of some fish market. But the 4 stars, are solely to the food and the reputation of KFC and how despite all noise, chaos and commotion, it is still considered the thrown of fried chicken, still being flocked by the masses.

KFC is my favorite fast food establishment and I simply cannot stand by and allow this slander…read more The Twister is only the best thing i have ever put in my mouth. When I made my Yelp profile and had to choose a last meal on earth, it was a really tormenting split between KFC and Ikea Meatballs. I ended up plumping for the meatballs, but if i'm completely honest, i only sided with the meatballs because people would think i was cooler than if i chose KF. Anyway i've been to so many chicken shops in my time, and not a single one has even come close to a real KF. I don't know how they make that mayo but, Colonel, if you're reading this, please let me know.

If you find yourself in the school canteen from hell that is the Arndale Centre Food Court then be…read moresure to go with Wings, the best of a fast bunch, serving a range of rice and noodle dishes from salt and pepper beef to the sinus-bothering 'bang bang' chicken. If you like takeaway Chinese food you're bound to find something here to suit your palate. It is by no means the best oriental cuisine to be found in the centre of town (that title belongs to The Rice Bowl) but it will absolutely do in a pinch and you're bound to get a better meal here than at any of the other fast food outlets in the Food Court, even if it will cost you a few pounds more than a Big Mac. A word of warning - I wouldn't recommend the sushi from here; it's slimy and warm. If you want cheap, decent quality sushi then get down to Wasabi in the Printworks, just a few minutes' walk away.

Wing's is probably your best option in The Arndale Food Court. This is not a huge compliment. The…read moreArndale Food Court is woeful. It is a grease disseminating, sweat emanating, fat oozing hall of fast food establishments. One can easily see and feel the difference in atmospheric conditions as one enters. Fact. KFC, Pizza Hut Express and such woe dominates the food court. Though Wing's is not in my opinion the most tasty and original authentic Oriental food in Manchester, its probably the best of the options here. They do a huge range of rice and noodle dishes, which can be conveniently taken outside of the food court to be consumed. This will vastly increase your chances of enjoying your food, and of avoiding getting acne. Its not as good as China town, but if you want to grab a quick take-away lunch, I'd certainly recommend something like the Pad Thai from here ahead of an overpriced tiny pizza from Pizza Hut Express that wont fill you up.