The Counter House, health-led and eco-friendly addition to Ancoats to launch in January
THE latest addition to the blossoming Ancoats scene is health-led eaterie The Counter House, which will open its doors on January 25 on Cutting Room Square. It’s a £750,000 investment from Manchester’s Behind The Counter, headed up by Joe Akka of Panacea fame.
Serving food all day, every day, the menu will feature dishes such as plant-based acai bowls, eggs royale with white tea smoked salmon and baked avocado wedges (pictured above), feta and charred baby gem salad, with pickled watermelon and a chilli mango dressing, bone both beef ramen plus desserts such as ricotta pancakes with a berry compote and toasted almonds.
The bar menu offers a variety of smoothies, wellness shots and cold pressed juices, including ‘The Allotment’ – apple, carrot, cucumber, spinach, kale, tomato, celery, parsley, beetroot, lemon and ginger. The Counter House will also be serving cocktails such as ‘It’s Complicated’ with vodka, Grand Marnier, carrot juice, blood orange juice and honey.
An open kitchen will prominently feature in the 62 cover restaurant, overseen by head chef Jan Cron, who trained in the Michelin starred Alcron restaurant in Prague before working as a private chef and nutritional adviser across the UK.
The interiors will feature a variety of recycled and reclaimed furnishings and textures, resulting in organic surroundings offering a warm and welcoming neighbourhood atmosphere. Well, that's the plan.
Joe told us: “We are all becoming much more aware of our general well-being and the importance nutrition plays in our state of health. It really is the perfect time for us to bring The Counter House to Manchester’s newest and most exciting neighbourhood, which has taken great strides in establishing itself as a vibrant and diverse food hotspot. We also wanted to show our support for the ecological challenges our planet is facing in our design and have, where possible, incorporated reclaimed and recycled materials, in what we hope will feel like an earthy and organic space.”