Restaurants in Manchester that AI assistants recommend

Name: AI assistant recommendations: Restaurants in Manchester, November 2026
Creator: AIGROW
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Mana is named most, in 69% of 36 answers.

The ranking

AI Recommendation Rate

1Mana69%
95%: 53 to 82%
ChatGPT
42%
Claude
75%
Gemini
92%
Questions
4 of 4
Avg. position
1.6
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude and Gemini
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Gemini
Also written mana
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2The French67%
95%: 50 to 80%
ChatGPT
67%
Claude
83%
Gemini
50%
Questions
4 of 4
Avg. position
2.3
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from ChatGPT and Claude
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Also written The French at The Midland, Adam Reid at The French, The French by Simon Rogan, The French by Adam Reid
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3Hawksmoor Manchester61%
95%: 45 to 75%
ChatGPT
42%
Claude
75%
Gemini
67%
Questions
4 of 4
Avg. position
3.6
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Claude
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Claude and Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
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4The Sparrows28%
95%: 16 to 44%
ChatGPT
33%
Claude
0%
Gemini
50%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
2.6
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from ChatGPT and Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT and Gemini
Is this your business?
5Tast Cuina Catalana28%
95%: 16 to 44%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
83%
Gemini
0%
Questions
4 of 4
Avg. position
3.4
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Claude
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Claude
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Claude
Also written Tast Catala, Tast Catalonia
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6Erst25%
95%: 14 to 41%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
17%
Gemini
33%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
3.3
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Claude and Gemini
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
720 Stories25%
95%: 14 to 41%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
50%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
3.9
Named in answers to
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Claude
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT and Claude
Is this your business?
8El Gato Negro25%
95%: 14 to 41%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
58%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
5.6
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Claude
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Claude
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT and Claude
Also written El Gato Negro Tapas
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9The Ivy17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
1
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT and Claude
Also written The Ivy Spinningfields, The Ivy Manchester
Is this your business?
10Rudy's Pizza Napoletana17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
3
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT and Claude
Also written Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza
Is this your business?
11Dishoom17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
8%
Gemini
42%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
3.3
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Gemini
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude and Gemini
Also written Dishoom Manchester
Is this your business?
12Bundobust17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
0%
Gemini
25%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
4.5
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT and Gemini
Is this your business?
13San Carlo14%
95%: 6 to 29%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
17%
Gemini
25%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
4.2
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Claude and Gemini
Also written San Carlo Manchester
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14Climat14%
95%: 6 to 29%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
17%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
5
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from ChatGPT
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from ChatGPT and Claude
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Claude
Is this your business?
15Higher Ground11%
95%: 4 to 25%
ChatGPT
33%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
4
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from ChatGPT
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
16Where the Light Gets In11%
95%: 4 to 25%
ChatGPT
8%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
5.5
Named in answers to
- What is the best restaurant in Manchester?, from Claude
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from ChatGPT and Claude
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude
Also written Where The Light Gets In
Is this your business?
17This & That8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
3.3
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
18Albert's Schloss8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
5
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude
Is this your business?
19Australasia8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
17%
Gemini
8%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
5.7
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Claude and Gemini
Is this your business?
20Yuzu8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
6.3
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from Claude
Is this your business?
21Wood Manchester6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
17%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
4
Named in answers to
- I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?, from Gemini
Is this your business?
22Grand Pacific6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
4.5
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
23Rosylee6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
17%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
5
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from Gemini
Is this your business?
24The Refuge6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
5
Named in answers to
- Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
25Bar San Juan6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
6.5
Named in answers to
- Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?

Open a row to see each assistant's share of its own answers. Questions counts how many of the four produced the name at least once; position is where it came in the answer's list, 1 being first. 10 more names came up in a single answer and are counted above but not listed.

Restaurants in Manchester: is this your field?

35different names in 36 answers, 10 of them only once. The assistants change their minds from one answer to the next.

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AI Visibility Index · November 2026

Asked about restaurants in Manchester, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Mana most often, in 69% of answers (its AI Recommendation Rate), then The French (67%) and Hawksmoor Manchester (61%). Across 36 answers they named 35 different businesses, 10 of them only once. Each of four buyer questions was asked three times, in English, in November 2026.

The AI Recommendation Rate is the fraction of the 36 answers that named a business. The range under it is a 95% confidence interval: where two ranges overlap, the gap between those businesses could be chance.

Names are printed as the assistants wrote them. We have not checked that any of them is good, open, or real.

69% of answers named Mana

Answers: 36
Businesses named: 35
Named only once: 10
Named by 2+ assistants: 15 of 25
Named again on a rerun: 75%

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What each assistant said

The same questions, the same number of times, and often different names. Each column is one assistant's top five from the ranking above, with the share of its own answers that named them.

#	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini
1	The French67%	The French83%	Mana92%
2	Mana42%	Tast Cuina Catalana83%	Hawksmoor Manchester67%
3	Hawksmoor Manchester42%	Mana75%	The French50%
4	The Sparrows33%	Hawksmoor Manchester75%	The Sparrows50%
5	Higher Ground33%	El Gato Negro58%	Dishoom42%

Questions about restaurants in Manchester

How AI assistants recommend restaurants

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Mana most often, in 69% of 36 answers, then The French (67%) and Hawksmoor Manchester (61%). The names come from what the assistants answered to four buyer questions in November 2026; we have not checked that any of them is good, open or real.

Not always. ChatGPT named The French most often (67% of its answers), Claude The French (83%) and Gemini Mana (92%). 15 of the 25 listed businesses were named by two or more of them.

Each question was asked three times. Of the names an assistant gave for a question, 75% came back in two or more of those runs; the rest came up once. The 95% range beside each rate in the ranking shows how far it could move by chance.

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The questions

Asked word for word, three times each, to every assistant. The prompt is the one the free scan uses. No web search, no location and no chat history, so every answer starts from the same place.

1What is the best restaurant in Manchester?
2I'm looking for a restaurant in Manchester for a special dinner. Which would you recommend?
3Which restaurants in Manchester do the locals recommend?
4Where should I take a client for a business lunch in Manchester?

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The full method

What it measures: Which names these models produce when asked cold, from what they learned in training. It is not a review, a rating or our recommendation, and a business missing here may simply be one the models were never shown.
Why the ranges matter: 36 answers is a sample. Asked again next month, most shares will move by a few points; the ranges say how far they could move by chance alone.
One business, several spellings: Branches, legal suffixes and spellings of one business are merged, and the other spellings are printed under its name. Names that might be two businesses are kept apart.
A name is wrong: If a business here is closed, misnamed or yours and you want it removed, tell us. We correct or remove it when the page is next published.

Where the assistants look

The sites read most often, with web search on, before the assistants answer about this category in the United Kingdom. From the AI Source Map: 8 answers.

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