SEB Heeley, co-founder of restaurant/bar Three Little Words is aiming high. The meteoric success of his Manchester Gin has spawned the new Spirit of Manchester Distillery complex behind the Great Northern – a seriously stylish ...
Reviews
Review: Tast Catala, King Street
MANA stole all the thunder at the 2019 Manchester Food and Drink Awards winning four out of five gongs, but what must be recognised is these were certainly the finest-ever line-ups in the top categories. ...
Review: Hawksmoor revisited
WE were a mite apprehensive approaching Hawksmoor along a Deansgate blocked off by Extinction Rebellion. Might a posse of plant-based apostles confront us at the door over our quest for steak and seafood? Bovine emissions ...
Review: Street Urchin, Ancoats
ONE national food reviewer has just sung the praises of Gary Usher’s neighbourhood bistro template: “No, there really is nothing extraordinary about any of these dishes. There is no story. Except for the much bigger ...
REVIEW: Six By Nico’s ‘Mexico’
WE trusted Glaswegian-Italian chef Nico Simeone knew his way around a deep-frier when he launched his first six course tasting menu in Manchester, ‘A Chippie Tea’. And as expected, his fine dining credentials shone through ...
Review: New menu at Elnecot
SMALL plates ought to be a boon for a reviewer. A busy procession of different flavours offering a multi-sensory kaleidoscope of a restaurant’s capabilities makes for an equally comprehensive write-up. In theory yes, but then ...
Review: El Camino in The Cotton Factory
FIRST impressions on our return to El Camino? Why hadn’t they mounted a set of lucha libre wrestling posters, as we’d recommended on a preview visit? OK, there were concessions to Mexico in what is ...
Review: Canto summer menu, Ancoats
WE always equate the Portuguese with a sense of adventure. All those 16th century mariners voyaging blindly into the Atlantic Ocean and beyond – Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartelomeo Dias. Each time we bite ...
Review: Mr Cooper’s, The Midland
OUR long overdue return to The Midland Hotel’s ‘other restaurant’ coincides with the announcement of a new Simon Rogan restaurant project up in The Lakes – Henrock at boutique hotel Linthwaite House. A little under ...
Review: Tampopo, Corn Exchange
WE went with the best intentions to explore the vegan/veggie options (they have separate menus for both) at David Fox’s basement celebration of South East Asian cuisine but couldn’t resist the allure of old favourites ...