Neil Sowerby Our latest review venue, Lameizi, upstairs Sichuanese joint off Oxford Road, is in the running for Manchester Food and Drink Awards newcomer of the year. Veteran champion of this spicy cuisine the original ...
Reviews
All change at Opus One
Neil Sowerby gets âKilneredâ at Opus One but wipes the slate clean in a meal that hints at the potential of the Radisson Edwardianâs dining flagship.IF you thought âbail closureâ? was some aspect of penal ...
Deconstructed delights at the Lowry
Neil Sowerby Despite the word on the street that executive head chef Oliver Thomas and his team are restoring the Lowry Hotelâs River Restaurantâs reputation, our reviewer finds a Friday evening dinner fine but unexciting. ...
Spicy Ning gets it right in the Northern Quarter
Lewis Dominic Suggesting Oriental chic and Northern Quarter charm in equal measure, Ningâs black and pink interior has been an Oldham Street fixture for the best part of four years. With a cookbook on sale ...
Discover the Delights of Marble Arch
Neil Sowerby It was love at first sight a quarter of a century ago when Neil Sowerby discovered the delights of the re-opened Marble Arch. Over the years, thanks to the development of its own ...
Portuguese Empire lives on at Luso
Neil Sowerby finds the Portuguese Empire lives on in Bridge Street even without the departed Ronaldo PORTUGAL, you never know what sideâs going to turn up. Ronaldo appears to have gone a couple of decades ...
Impressive eats at The Eatery
Lisa Higginson Lunchtime is undoubtedly the most sacred hour of a working day. It also happens to be the fastest, so there is no time to waste when it comes to deciding where to spend ...
New Alberts - all swish and no shed in sight
Neil Sowerby I met a woman called Enid the other day, but itâs been a long time since Iâve chanced upon an Ethel or a Mavis... or, among blokes, a Horace or a Maurice. They ...
The Highwayman is worth the trek
Neil Sowerby From the food fantasies of Michelin-starred Juniper to the belly pork and rhubarb pud basics of a moorland pub... chef Michael Riemenschneider has made a huge leap. heâs even rearing his own pigs ...
Marco brings his magic to the North West
Lauren Coulman The celebrity chefs of our fair isle are gradually encroaching on our territory. Slowly but surely, they are making their way up North and setting up camp, and inevitably we are proving irresistible ...