Chris Johnson has established a fine reputation for his Italian restaurant in Ramsbottom. Located in stone-bound rooms at the top of the hill, Ramsons has a cellar of extraordinary wines and something unusual up its ...
Reviews
Steak bistro Le Relais de Venise opens on King St
Mourad Dine trained at business school in Brussels and has a grasp of many languages. As far as he is concerned, though, the fact that his franchised restaurantâs fortunes have improved over the last seven ...
Revamped Don Giovannis with a song in its heart
Neil Sowerby I always come away from an Italian restaurant having learnt a new word. Sfogliatelle, bottarga, orrecchiette only recently. At Don Giovanniâs it was Mugnaia. Must check that out in the dictionary when I ...
Teacup adds savoury delights â and booze
Neil Sowerby I had a sickly sweet dream the other night. Every building in the Northern Quarter had turned into a teashop. Jostling Sugar Junction, North Tea Power and Home Sweet Home for Complete Cuppa ...
Authentic Greek cooking at Papa Gs
Olivia Malone You will find independent, family-run restaurant Papa Gs Grill and Bar in the heart of the Printworks entertainment complex. This brightly-coloured eatery sits opposite the Odeon, so I can only blame the post ...
Seafood is Soleâs speciality
Neil Sowerby Itâs definitely worth taking the bait. SOLE ought by rights to be set on some sun-kissed quay, taking its pick of the dayâs catch from a salty sea-dogâs creel. âAh, those razor clams ...
Jamies Italian review
Neil Sowerby samples the delights of Jamie Oliverâs casual Italian diner on King Streetâ¦. Jamie Oliverâs exuberant veteran Italian mentor came up to launch the latest outpost of the Essex boyâs Italophile chain and talked ...
Rosso Review
In recent years, Manchesters King Street has emerged as a centre for fine dining. Amid monuments to the cityâs Victorian prime (including the balcony of the old Reform Club, where Winston Churchill was a regular), ...
Bakerie review
Bakerie is a new wine bar and deli on Lever Street. Located to the west of Piccadilly Gardens, itâs following those with vision (Eastern Bloc Records, Soup Kitchen, Port Street Beer House) by making a ...
Red Lion Review
The Red Lion is a proper pub, with a flagstone floor and prime location in the Cheshire countryside - on the brink of the Derbyshire countryside. Itâs also awash with plush décor and the trappings ...