Bundobust Manchester Piccadilly

Fantastic and varied menu of both beers and small plates, all delivered with exceptionally friendly service. The food is incredibly flavourful and there wasn't a single dish that we didn't enjoy. Great for allergens, including gluten free (beer as well). Brilliant beer options as well and you can eat very affordably.

Reasonable sized place, decent menu, small tapas size potions. Price's really good for Manchester and the service was excellent. Easy to find, close to tram and bus stops. I went with the vegan Dahl and the bhajis. Wasn't blown away with the food but wasn't disappointed and thought it was good for the price. I would go again. Lots of stairs into the place, you would have to enquire into other accessable options if required.

We were greeted and welcomed very well. The waiter helped us to choose the meal and thet were nice and delicious. The bundo chaat was a bit sweet and less spices, The Chaat I had back in nepal was sweet and spices with a touch of chilli, which I found a bit different hare. Otherwise the place is nice and warm.

Sunday lunchtime @ 1:30pm My first time trying Bundobust; I’m aware that this is a chain restaurant with several in many cities (2 apparently in Manchester alone, though this one doesn’t have the brewery!) Wasn’t expecting such a unique and ‘street food’ vibe as you walk down the stairs to this venue. Was promptly sat down albeit alongside a bench of other diners; street food style, I guess? I wasn’t expecting an order-at-the-bar setup but it was all pretty straightforward. Provide table number, order food and drink and wait for the drinks to take back to the table. The beer was good! The Bundobust own Python is refreshing with a hoppy, sweet aftertaste. The food arrived around 20 mins after ordering and everything was provided on paper bowls/plates for that authentic street food feel. The taste of the dishes were really good, the portions were a little lacking but I would say it opens up for you to try different things. It’s more like Indian tapas and they encourage you to order 2-3 dishes each. The paneer tikka was really good with the paneer having a bite to it, without crumbling away. It’s skewered with mushrooms and peppers but would have liked to see more variety of vegetables in it! The Chole Saag was nicely spiced and they recommend to pair it with the Cobis nu Shack, which was a cold vegetable dish akin to slaw with some vinegar acidity and sweetness from white raisins. The highlight of the meal was the Bhaji’s (and Bhaji burger!) which were very well seasoned and perfectly fried with little ‘oily’ residue you get often with them. I only dock a star as the service was very aloof and would have been nice to have been given a ‘thank you, goodbye!’ as we left. It seemed they wanted to just get the tables cleaned and rotated for the next customer!

I've popped in here a few times for a quick cheeky pint but had never tried any of the victuals until this week. Walking down the steps you will open doors to find multiple long benches where after being seated get ready for a massive choice of beer and vegetarian dishes. For food I ordered the okra fries, a veggie pattie in a bun and some paneer falaafel? I was torn between a few beers so while ordering the food a member of staff graciously let me try a few such as the mango lassie beer, a Chaitro stout and a pineapple and coconut beer. Sitting back down the food arrived promptly and tasted fresh and delicious. The bun was quite spicy which I adore but just as a warning to those that don't like too much spice. Overall a really nice atmosphere, terrific service and great quality food for fair prices.