By Neil Sowerby GRASS cuttings in your turn-ups, jolly japes playing croquet with a parasol, while girlish cries of ‘Don’t spill the Pimms, cherub’ ring across the sward. That would be the Lawn Club of ...
Reviews
Saluting the new Dockyard – Spinningfields’ ship really has come in
By Neil Sowerby ONE man’s Deli Po Boy is another man’s doorstop buttie. If a real stevedore turned up at this Dockyard with a healthy appetite after a heavy day’s unloading he might be hard-pressed ...
Review: Neil Sowerby loves NQ newcomer Tariff And Dale
I AM sitting at the bottom of a lift shaft contemplating the delights of bone marrow in an eclair. A first. On my table are the crumbs of scoffed sausage rolls that can best be ...
DISH OF THE WEEK: Halibut, saffron and mussel beurre blanc at TNQ restaurant
Neil SowerbyANTHONY Fielden is one of the city’s unsung culinary heroes – producing beautifully balanced dishes from impeccably sourced ingredients. It makes the Northern Quarter Restaurant a beacon among the burgerlands. I particularly like his ...
Review: Scene – The streets of India come to Spinningfields
By Neil Sowerby SCENE is a huge shiny gastrodome that fits the dining out template of the new Spinningfields – think Fazenda, Iberica, Tattu – with some of the street food folkiness of Thaikun thrown ...
Volta has a Spring in its Step with New Menu
By Lucy Lovell Lunch at Volta had been on my to-do list for far too long, and the glorious spring sunshine was enough to entice me to the laid-back, leafy suburb of West Didsbury. Volta ...
Filthy Cow is alive and kicking – just don’t take it moo seriously!
By Neil Sowerby I DIDN’T expect to like Filthy Cow. I resented that the louche and leftfield Lounge Ten had been replaced by yet another burger bar – and one seeming to out-filthy Almost Famous. ...
Review: Neil Sowerby loves the pizzas and the alternative NQ vibe at Ply
I LIKE the words ‘ply me’. With drinks, with well-thought out cocktails, with an airy, light ambience that puts so many Northern Quarter mock industrial look-alike bars to shame – just Ply me. I thought ...
Review: Cafe Football hits the target with some premier league bar food
By Neil Sowerby ONCE upon a time pro footballers would retire to run a pub where they could frame their international caps behind the bar and sign the odd autograph or two for the passing ...
Review: Open up a whole new world of wine with Chorlton’s Cellar Key
WE at Taste of Manchester really appreciate the Return Of The Wine Bar. The city centre is now blessed with Salut and Bistrovin, while West Didsbury’s Wine and Wallop is a terrific wine (and beer) ...