Manchester has three types of Thai restaurant. There are your fussy, old-fashioned joints like Koh Samui and your casual snack houses like Phet Palin. Chaophraya, however, has a special place in my heart, thanks to ...
Reviews
Alchemist wows with simple, stylish design
Earlier this month a new bar called The Alchemist opened in Spinningfields. The team behind the new establishment are Living Ventures, a group known for pulling more than your average establishment out the hat. From ...
Chic Cicchetti wows
Neil Sowerby finds his cheery inner gondolier at Cicchetti, even if itâs never going to offer the authentic tang of backwater Venice....Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio. What the football crowds bay at a sent-off superstar during his ...
Brasserie 101 Portland Street
James Kean For a brasserie tucked away in such a handsome old building, this is a dining room that can get overlooked. Perhaps itâs just too far on the periphery of for some - Portland ...
Aumbry lives up to Restaurant of the Year award
Neil Sowerby THE richly deserved elevation of Aumbry to Manchesterâs Restaurant of the Year coincided with the birth of chef Mary Ellen McTagueâs second child. Hectic times. Neil Sowerby checked out the bijou Prestwich restaurant ...
Fresh Asian Flavours from Yuzu and Vnam
Neil Sowerby Two affordable, approachable far-eastern eateries revive the tastebuds in a period of moribund culinary activity. A warm welcome to Yuzu and Vnam...AT the back of my store cupboard is secreted a phial of ...
Amazing Lameizi
Neil Sowerby Our latest review venue, Lameizi, upstairs Sichuanese joint off Oxford Road, is in the running for Manchester Food and Drink Awards newcomer of the year. Veteran champion of this spicy cuisine the original ...
All change at Opus One
Neil Sowerby gets âKilneredâ at Opus One but wipes the slate clean in a meal that hints at the potential of the Radisson Edwardianâs dining flagship.IF you thought âbail closureâ? was some aspect of penal ...
Deconstructed delights at the Lowry
Neil Sowerby Despite the word on the street that executive head chef Oliver Thomas and his team are restoring the Lowry Hotelâs River Restaurantâs reputation, our reviewer finds a Friday evening dinner fine but unexciting. ...
Spicy Ning gets it right in the Northern Quarter
Lewis Dominic Suggesting Oriental chic and Northern Quarter charm in equal measure, Ningâs black and pink interior has been an Oldham Street fixture for the best part of four years. With a cookbook on sale ...