
Fresh Fuel Bar
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About Fresh Fuel Bar
Fresh Fuel Bar is a fast food restaurant on Henry St in Manchester, with the kitchen set upstairs, apart from the main seating area. Orders go in at a screen or the till, and food is cooked to order, so a wait is normal. The menu covers Halal options alongside a classic beef burger and a steak fuel wrap, with jerk sauce and Cajun prawns among the recurring choices. Honey glazed carrots appear as a side. Fresh Fuel Bar operates on a walk-in basis.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention overcooked dry steak, jerk sauce steak, cajun prawns and long wait times.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention overcooked dry steak, jerk sauce steak, cajun prawns and long wait times.
Customer Review Summary
Steak is the dish reviewers return to most, though verdicts split sharply: several praise the jerk sauce on the steak and the Cajun prawns as reasons they keep coming back, while others describe it arriving well done or chewy, calling it "basically a tyre" instead of the medium rare they expected. Chicken draws a similar recurring complaint, described repeatedly as dry and flavorless, and one diner reported chicken strips served over rice that tasted like plastic. A classic beef burger patty was called not fresh and hard to chew, and a Deliveroo order arrived without its sauce. One reviewer reports becoming sick after eating food they found too oily. On the other side, several single out friendly staff, including one instance where an order was brought out to a car, and praise the ordering screens and halal option. One diner recalled staff accommodating a request to add an item not on the menu.
Customer Review Summary
Steak is the dish reviewers return to most, though verdicts split sharply: several praise the jerk sauce on the steak and the Cajun prawns as reasons they keep coming back, while others describe it arriving well done or chewy, calling it "basically a tyre" instead of the medium rare they expected. Chicken draws a similar recurring complaint, described repeatedly as dry and flavorless, and one diner reported chicken strips served over rice that tasted like plastic. A classic beef burger patty was called not fresh and hard to chew, and a Deliveroo order arrived without its sauce. One reviewer reports becoming sick after eating food they found too oily. On the other side, several single out friendly staff, including one instance where an order was brought out to a car, and praise the ordering screens and halal option. One diner recalled staff accommodating a request to add an item not on the menu.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“First time here, easy to order on the screen or at the til if you prefer. Nice quiet little space. And food is nice too. And Halal.”
- Google user
“I have been a customer for years normally go to the one on rochdale road but I thought I would try this one @ ancoats as I was passing with my kids. Ordered 3 boxes £60 what a waste of money the chicken was dry the chips were hard & dry the only good thing were the honey glazed carrots. My daughter had the same as me and said exactly the same thing. My other daughter got a steak fuel wrap, she said the steak was over cooked and chewy and she left it. You have lost a good customer won’t be returning! It’s a rip off, don’t mind waiting 20 mins or paying for good food but the food is shocking at this branch please don’t waste your money!”
- Google user
“Once again amazing food, didn’t have to wait long and the staff that just know how to make the experience better. Jamie was friendly helpful and made sure everything was ok. Keep doing your thing guys it’s appreciated.”
- Google user
“The food was a complete rip off and looked nothing like the pictures. I was looking forward to some healthy chicken on a bed of aromatic rice. Instead, I got cold tasteless takeaway style chicken strips on a bed of what tasted like pvc plastic. A total rip off for £15, dear enough to ruin an entire weekend. Avoid this place at all cost! If it’s the only place open and you’re hungry, starve!”
- Google user
“This place is outstanding very clean inside... very friendly staff even brought my food to the car as I waited outside. Food cooked to order and was more than accommodating when I wanted to add something not actually on the menu! Fantastic place i would 100% recommend you will not be disappointed..”
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Fuel Bar | 4.073 | — | overcooked dry steak, jerk sauce steak, cajun prawns |
| Salt & Pepper | 4.61,109 | 0.3 mi | sticky chicken, salt and pepper hash browns, surf and turf box |
| Mr. Fries (Moss Side) | 4.6509 | 2.2 mi | loaded fries, generous portion sizes, spicy chicken burger |
| Burger Shack | 4.2232 | 4 mi | boss burger, smash burgers, chick n' shack |
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