Infused Cheadle — Restaurant in Stockport

This is the second time for me at Infused and unfortunately my last!. After our first visit I did not wishing to pass comment due to the restaurant being in its infancy but tonight I feel the need to comment as I feel disappointed. I brought my family for a well deserved treat but I am not really sure about what the restaurant is trying to achieve at 6 pm in a Saturday night. The music was loud and the staff were unorganised from the moment we arrived even though we had a booking! The service was ok but we had many different waiting staff, a distinct lack of elegance. We had starters which were adequate and then mains came, mine later that the rest. Feta chicken was ordered with a side of mixed veg. The presentation was very poor and off putting and my veg including potatoe which i did not want was arranged around the dish. The chicken was dry and possibly boiled and didn't taste right and it did not appear to be a full portion of chicken! I attempted to get the attention of the manager who clearly ignored me so I had to go to the bar area to report my upset. The waitress was apologetic and I advised that I did not wish to have a replacement. Within 2 mins the manager brought the dish back to my table which I found off putting to explain how the food is prepared and was upset that I should appreciate how they cook it. TBH I have eaten this dish in other restaurants and have never received a meal presented in this way before. Following on from this the manager walked away and did not appear to be bothered about customer service and the staff then appeared to want to get us out clearing away quickly.

I just wish to say Infused may have potential but I don't think it has found its true identity. It is trying too hard to be too much and needs to take itself...

We visited on a Wednesday night, and when I arrived there were only two single diners in there, and this didn't improve much so there wasn't really any atmosphere to speak of. But the decor is beautiful and it's a comfy place.

The staff were friendly, maybe a little over attentive when it came to asking us at least three times if we would be having dessert.

The food looked and sounded nice, but personally I thought it was underwhelming. I started with the bruschetta, it had lots of fresh tomato's and herbs, but the two pieces of bread were pretty small compared to other places, there wasn't enough onion for me, but where it let me down was when I discovered it has been covered with salad dressing... which is a really weird choice for bruschetta and not to my liking.

On to the main, I had the Sizzling Lamb, it came on a sizzler with onions etc. The lamb was beautifully tender which was nice, but the flavour was quite fragrant/perfumey and the description of the food in the menu doesn't really give you much to go on so you take a risk. The rice had frozen peas and sweetcorn in, which is not to my liking and nowhere told you this on the menu, and the garnish salad was again covered in salad dressing. Which isn't really to my liking.

Lastly, I had a mojito, this might have been the most disappointing part for me. It just tasted like nothing, I've had many mojitos and this was like drinking white rum and soda with a hint of lime and mint. Just not right at all!

It wasn't a bad meal, and I left feeling full. It just wasn't to my taste and I doubt...

Lots of potential. Lots of it. Sadly, waiting times, average food and cocktails lets it down. But definite room for improvement, if they seek to work out exactly what they want to be. Restaurant or cocktail bar.

Cocktails were ok. My wife ordered the Eton Mess cocktail, really it just tasted like watered down baileys. If you’re supposed to be a cocktail bar, you need to hire a proper mixologist. Differentiate yourselves.

Decor is stunning, but they could have used the money they spent on the tiling and gold leaf walls on a maitre d and training the staff properly. We advised the restaurant that it was our anniversary when booking the table, nobody mentioned it when we arrived. No glass of processco to celebrate or even a congratulations.

Food is ok. Portions are small. I like that no plate is over £20. Small plates are probably the best thing about the menu. The main meal menu feels pointless. Infused should drop these altogether. Push it as a tapas menu.

Music was strange. When we arrived the music was like elevator music. Totally out of character of the venue. Then mid way through our main meal (which we waited 1.5 hours for) it shifted to funky house with a live saxophone player. Just all really random and all over the place. An acoustic album would have been absolutely fine. Or if you want live music, a pianist. The venue looks classy, but when you combine it with dance music and a saxophonist, it’s just feels tacky.

Sadly, Infused is more confused. But room for...