Rainbow 88 - Stockport

I am amazed ghat the review snd very unkindly words of the person below. My findings were food was brilliant, loads of friendly atmosphere. Staff yes dressed in hoodies with Rainbow 88 on the back, The gentleman on the bar was great fun and we were served in a very timely manner. New Years Eve was very busy what does one expect. I would highly recommend this restaurant. The owner and staff could not be any friendlier and work so hard to ensure we all enjoyed.

Booked the restaurant 3/4 weeks previously as it was for 5pm New Years eve and my daughters 20th birthday , paid £30 deposit online. We arrived on time on New Years Eve to find they had not booked us in. Eventually they found the 3 of us a table , saying it was our table but booked under the wrong name ,even though our name was on the online deposit transfer. Before we sat down we were asked 'how long will you want the table '. Reached our table ordered some drinks which happened to be the best thing in the restaurant ' 'Sunlik ' chinese beer. Ordered 1/2 duck which turned up with a few pancakes and a pitiful amount of cucumber and spring onion No wonder at 80p for every extra pancake. The staff were a bunch of girls who were pleasant but the service was chaotic. Dressed in T shirts, dresses , tracksuit tops, Or whatever they found at the bottom of the bed. This is not there fault. We then ate 3 different very average, main course meals When a waitress arrived to clear up it was obvious they had no training at all. She collected all the pots and plates held them against her clothing and walked off with noodles rice and sauces running down her top....comedy. There was no atmosphere in the restaurant, no music no ambiance at all. We had another drink as the beer was good ,just to prolong the use of the table too an hour and a half , we had felt rushed and they wanted the table from the moment we walked in. The barman was an ageing 40 year old who reminded me of 'Benny ' out of 'Crossroads '. If your old enough to remember. He was wearing a red Umbro sweatshirt. Red/pink wooly hat over his shoulder length hair. Not a good look in , serving drinks in a reasonably well established and expensive business concern. Came to pay and noticed 10% service charge. Which does not normally happen at small restaurants to my knowledge and I haven 't seen it b4 and I go to plenty. Normally I would leave a tip ,but not on this occasion. Thanks but no thanks , a very disappointing experience that won 't be happening again. This review is not aimed at the waiting on staff, they had no training. Uniforms etc and did there best.

Fantastic food, great service from friendly welcoming staff. Linda always puts a fun night on, carols, 12 days of Christmas game heads tails game, fun for all ages

Ate the buffet here Sunday evening for all the family, three adults one child. Food great, service outstanding. Dave the magician came round at the end doing tricks at the table. Made the kid’s night.

I cannot fault Rainbow 88. We have been coming since it first opened nearly 24 years ago. We moved out of the area and still make very regular trips to eat here. The food is gorgeous, the decor is really nice and it has a lovely ambiance, the staff are all lovely, even the owner takes time to chat to customers when the restaurant is busy. As I said we regularly eat here and order deliveries to the house. They do a full gluten free menu my son is celiac) so we go as a family and not worry about food for our son. I recently brought a very fussy friend for a meal, she is now in love the food. You must try the shredded crispy chicken it’s delicious.