Reviews

Buzzing with the cuttlefish bumblebees – afternoon tea at the Yang sing

Buzzing with the cuttlefish bumblebees – afternoon tea at the Yang sing

By Neil SowerbyWITH The Yang Sing promising to unveil an exciting new project, a Chinese Tea House, “the first of its kind here in the UK outside of London” in time for the Year of ...

29 October 2014

Beers and beards at Victoria swimming baths - it can only be IndyManBeerCon

Beers and beards at Victoria swimming baths - it can only be IndyManBeerCon

By Neil Sowerby I BLAME powerful potions like Delta Red Disorder, an Italian brewer’s 8.6 per cent take on a super-hopped imperial red ale or maybe my final brew at IMBC (Independent Manchester Beer Convention, ...

11 October 2014

Further south of Little Italy – Neil Sowerby reviews Solita Didsbury

Further south of Little Italy – Neil Sowerby reviews Solita Didsbury

WELCOME to the Widowmaker. Not a phrase you might associate with leafy Didsbury, but then Solita is bringing NQ’s take on dirty food to the ‘burbs on the site formerly housing Cibo and, before that, ...

11 October 2014

4244 Reviewed: Aumbry Transfers Triumphantly To The Northern Quarter

4244 Reviewed: Aumbry Transfers Triumphantly To The Northern Quarter

By Ruth Allan AUMBRY chef Mary-Ellen McTague has moved her tabernacle of fine English dining to a pop up space in the back of Teacup on Thomas Street. Strangely, things look much the same: there ...

8 October 2014

Tasting our way round Tam Pop Up! in Exchange Square

Tasting our way round Tam Pop Up! in Exchange Square

By Neil Sowerby THERE’s a chef currently cooking up a sub-tropical storm on Exchange Square, serving street food from across South East Asia – Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Japanese, Malaysian, Filipino and Korean. Maybe not as ...

26 September 2014

Sorted for rum, jerk and good times at Turtle Bay

Sorted for rum, jerk and good times at Turtle Bay

Turtle Bay is a new Caribbean-inspired restaurant, packed out with colourful wood crates, oil drums, palms trees and all the bits and bobs that make you feel immediately like you are on holiday. The menu ...

30 July 2014

New Carribbean bar and restaurant, Turtle Bay, launch reviewed

New Carribbean bar and restaurant, Turtle Bay, launch reviewed

By Chris Hemmings In the past few years, Manchester has been awash with meat. Be it pulled or sticky, there is a meaty establishment to suit everyone’s taste - or so we thought. But the ...

24 June 2014

New bar for Northern Quarter: Guilty By Association by Liquorice crew

New bar for Northern Quarter: Guilty By Association by Liquorice crew

Walking through the Northern Quarter last night, Taste stumbled across a new venue, marked only by a yellow 'GBA' sprayed onto the wall outside. It's not everyday you stumble across an almost unmarked bar in ...

24 June 2014

Setting the standard: The Lowry’s new River Bar and Grill

Setting the standard: The Lowry’s new River Bar and Grill

The Lowry is Salford’s five-star hotel on the banks of the River Irwell, just a stroll across the suspension bridge from the city centre. With watery views of the river meandering past the front door, ...

17 June 2014

Rio Ferdinand's Rosso restaurant serves up a taste of summer

Rio Ferdinand's Rosso restaurant serves up a taste of summer

By Chris Hemmings When one of the most popular restaurants in Manchester updates it’s menu, you take note. It’s position at the top of King Street is fitting for the 'complete' dining experience offered. Rosso ...

17 June 2014

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