Zena Restaurant
BRING YOUR OWN WINE / ALCOHOL
Please note that we do not charge corkage when you bring your own alcoholic drinks. We serve soft drinks.
We are Manchester's highest rated Levantine restaurant
What you’re about to experience is one of the oldest and healthiest cuisines in the world. The Levantine cuisine is thousands of years old and originates mainly from the Levant countries Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, with a great influence from the Turkish – Ottoman and Greek Empires.
The Levantine cuisine offers a healthy eating plate filled with a balanced mix of nutritious ingredients recommended for a healthy diet. What makes this cuisine so special is that it includes a wide selection of vegan and vegetarian dishes. These flavoursome dishes use only the finest quality of fresh produce from the region. Only garden-fresh vegetables, grains, pulses, juicy meats, fresh fish and chicken with plenty of olive oil, natural regional spices and herbs are used.
Authentic, home-style food made for sharing with family and friends.
Zena restaurant is an authentic middle eastern family owned restaurant on Burton Road, Manchester. We are known for strictly using only the freshest ingredients to provide pure satisfaction with every mouthful.
Our cuisine includes a wide variety of delectable dishes filled with zesty herbs and diversified spices, with a wide range of luscious dishes we can confidently assure you that there is an option for every individual.
The food comes in all textures from light with a slight crunch to smooth and rich.
We can also guarantee our restaurant is the perfect spot for leisurely dining with friends and family, we offer delivery services from our savoury kitchen straight to your door and you can also order online.
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Misleading menu
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We have been to The Red Lion on a few occasions and have always had great food there. We went on Saturday evening both looking forward to Greek food. My husband ordered the Beef Stifado which was very good. I ordered the Greek Gyros Pork Platter with salad, fries, pitta bread and Tsaztiki, but asked to remove any raw onion from the salad. I was expecting the dish to be strips of spiced pork, but it really tasted just like streaky bacon rather than pork (- quite salty) , and a greek salad with tomato, cucumber, feta and olives. The salad turned out to be six slices of tomato in a dressing, more of a garnish than a salad. The waiter and waitress were very good, and when asked if we enjoyed our meals I asked about the salad. The waitress spoke to the chef about it who said that it was listed as salad, not Greek salad and would normally be just tomato and raw onion. As I had requested no onion it was just tomato. We were rather disappointed as I felt the menu was misleading, it wasn’t clear that the description “Greek” only referred to the meat and not the salad. In fairness to the owners, when we came to settle the bill they did not charge for my meal and were sorry that I felt disappointed. We do like the food at The Red Lion and it is usually very good, so I would recommend anyone who likes Greek food to try it. Next time I will double check what’s included before I order though.
Lovely evening
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Great pub, friendly atmosphere and good food!
Excellent food and service and very dog friendly
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Staying locally and visited here for an evening meal. The owner and his staff were lovely and the food was fantastic. Made us and our dog feel very welcome. Greek food which was a lovely change. Plenty of it and very tasty.
Great menu, authentic and excellently prepared
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Good range of beers. Super menu (Greek, Spanish, Lebanese) excellent authentic cooking. Calamari and Greek salad best I've ever had outside Greece! Very friendly efficiënt service. Room rather chilly. Recommend offering senior citizen main course portions to reduce wastage.
Response From SM on 11 May 2025
Thank you for your amazing review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our wide selection of beers and diverse menu. We take pride in our authentic cooking and are glad that it lived up to your expectations. We apologize for the chilly room and will make sure to address this issue. Thank you for your suggestion on offering senior citizen portions, we will definitely take it into consideration. We hope to see you again soon at The Red Lion Inn!
Sunday lunch
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We have a family gathering and a Sunday roast at the Red Lion. The food and service was great and the chocolate pudding was the best pudding I've had for ages.
Response From SM on 11 May 2025
Thank you for your kind review! We are delighted to hear that you and your family enjoyed your Sunday roast at The Red Lion Inn. We take pride in providing great food and excellent service, and we are thrilled that you also loved our chocolate pudding. We hope to welcome you back soon for another delicious meal.
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