By Neil Sowerby ITS a food lovers dream, you know, that little neighbourhood restaurant combining a genuine down-home welcome with a consistent and creative chef. You turn up for all those little things you can ...
Reviews
Chorlton dining pub The Beagle gets a Mex-y new menu
If you're as much of a fan of Chorlton's The Beagle pub as we are, you'll be delighted to hear that, after a number of outside alliances, The Beagle has come up with a new ...
Healthiest lunch in town? Oklahoma gets a fresh new look
Manchester's favourite cafe-come-gift shop reopened this week. After a complete overhaul it feels more spacious - but it still retains both sides of it's cafe/shop personality. The cafe takes up a slightly smaller space, and ...
Bo-ho: The Blue Pig bar and restaurant is a porker for all seasons
by Carole Keating The Blue Pig, the latest outlet from the team behind Odd, Odder and Oddest, is a bohemian bar and restaurant on High Street. While many of the recent openings in the Northern ...
Review: Love at last at Manchester's Australasia
by Neil Sowerby STRANGE you want to fall in love with the glamorous Antipodean big sister but lose your heart to Little Sis. I love an afternoon sitting in a corner of Grand Pacific ...
Review: The all new San Carlo Fiorentina in Hale Barns
By Neil Sowerby The San Carlo group have taken their hugely popular take on Italian cuisine to the suburbs revamping the old Players Restaurant at the Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel. Revamps a bit strong. ...
Monkfish Molee Curry: Tampopo launches deluxe new menu
Manchester-founded Asian food purveyor, Tampopo, has a revised menu with new, luxurious aspects to try. The menu keeps a focus on favourites but includes new dishes, hitting a slightly higher price point but coming in ...
High Volta: New West Didsbury bar and restaurant shines bright
Didsbury's new arrival, Volta, is heaving. We arrive at around 9pm and the bar's three deep already with people crammed into the booths around the sides. Candlelight bounces off an art-deco back wall, as sounds ...
Chilli out or the real deal? New Mexican, Lucha Libre, reviewed
by Neil Sowerby LUCHA Libre, in Spanish, means free wrestling a sport that once defined Peter Street on a Saturday night. Hard to believe how both sides of that thoroughfare of shame are now ...
Winter salve: Hibernate's homemade chiili and mulled wine in Spinningfields
Hibernate has a prime spot in the city centre, offering cosy drinks to the Spinningfields drinker. Amid the pedestrianised frenzy of Hardman Square in winter, it's a friendly spot - perfect for after work drinks, ...