Pip, the new restaurant from acclaimed chef Mary-Ellen McTague, is now open for reservations ahead of its launch at Treehouse Hotel Manchester next week, Wednesday 19th March, with reservations now available from Thursday 20th March.
The all-day restaurant champions seasonality and low-waste cooking, with a menu featuring locally sourced ingredients from trusted producers - including Littlewoods Butchers, Cinderwood Market Garden, Organic North, and Courtyard Dairy.
The new eatery, located on the corner of Deansgate & Blackfriars Street, has a cracking good menu with snack options including; Old Winchester Cheese Gougères, Carlington Oysters and Pickles & Ferments just to name a few.
Pip's small plates offerings include; Smoked Chalk Stream Trout with Mustard Cream, Fermented Rhubarb Ketchup with Rye, Hibiscus-glazed beets with Radicchio, Blood Orange and Hazelnut, Mussels with Cider, Burnt Butter & Wild Garlic and many more.
As for the grill and large plates heavy hitters, Pip will be serving up Lancashire Hot Pot with Pickled Red Cabbage (Braised Lamb Shoulder & Oyster Ketchup or Roast Root Vegetable & Mushroom Ketchup), Braised Leek & Butter Bean Gratin with Pickled Mushroom and Green Sauce as well as Grilled Dayboat Fish with Sea Vegetables, Bergamot & Cockle Broth.
And it's clear just as much thought has gone into the sides as the main plates with choices including; Buttered Leafy Greens, Cauliflower & Old Winchester Gratin, Crushed Potatoes with Smoked Dulse Butter and Locally Grown Salad Leaves with Mustard Vinaigrette.
Any pie-lovers out there will be buzzing as Pip is also putting on a spread of proper good pies including; a Celeriac & Caramelised Onion Butter Pie, a Wild Rabbit & Leek Pasty, a Crab & Lobster Thermidor Pie and Beef & London Black Porter Pudding – all served with Crushed Potatoes, Creamed Potatoes or Chips, and Buttered Greens or Dressed Leaves.
And for sweet treats? Well, diners can indulge in a Treacle Tart with Earl Grey and Bergamot, a Poached Rhubarb with Rosewater Cream & Black Pepper Meringue and a Flourless Chocolate Cake with Fennel Cream and Toasted White Chocolate Cream.
You can add Pip to your roast roster too, as its Sunday Menu offers £31 for two courses or £38 for three courses. Mains include Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding & Horseradish Sauce, a Slow Roast Porchetta Crackling with Fennel Salt and Smoked Apple Sauce, a Roast Herb Fed Chicken and a Truffled Leek Sauce, a Pip Fish Pie, and a Braised Leek & Butterbean Gratin with Pickled Mushroom & Red Wine Sauce – all served with Caramelised Onion Purée, Seasonal Greens, Beef Dripping or Vegan Roast Potatoes, and Gravy or Sauce. Available every Sunday, from 1pm until 8pm (last reservation at 7.45pm).
Find out more here.